2000 Budget included additional resources for Immigration which is viewed to be positive for reducing backlogs. Client services initiatives to respond in timely manner and to explore new ways to deliver programs. One initiative will be to pilot a centralized processing system in Canada. Build new information technology system for department. This is viewed as a means of improving delivery of programs including speeding up the processing of student applications.
Dual intent is included in the legislation.
Under current legislation must demonstrate that not permanent resident in order to obtain student authorization. Immigration has maintained that students could be eventual immigrants and this should not prevent them from obtaining a student authorization. Practices in the field have not always taken this view. New legislation clearly states that an applicant can have short term and long term goals. In the case of students short term goal is to study, long term goal is to apply for permanent residency.