Canada confirmed Marc Miller as the new immigration minister recently. At 10:30 AM Eastern Time yesterday, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, rendered significant modifications to his cabinet.
Canada confirmed Marc Miller as the new immigration minister
Marc Miller, a Quebec-born member of parliament, was appointed as Canada’s new minister of immigration. Miller most recently held the position of Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, which supported the right of Canada’s Indigenous peoples to self-determination. Sean Fraser, who was most recently Canada’s immigration minister, will now serve as the department’s minister of housing, infrastructure, and communities.
2015 was Miller’s first election to the Canadian Parliament. Miller served in the Canadian Armed Forces as a practicing attorney before entering politics. Montreal is where Miller was born and reared. He received two political science degrees from the Université de Montréal and his law degree from McGill University.
The Canadian prime minister appoints the members of the cabinet. Additionally, their responsibility is to pursue and disseminate the national government’s policy initiatives.
Every two years or so, Canadian prime ministers often change their cabinet. A shuffle can be done for a variety of reasons. This includes replacing underperforming ministers and promoting those the prime minister believes have done an excellent job. Furthermore, they’re allowing the government to update its public relations and policy initiatives.
After that year’s federal election, the last significant government reshuffle occurred in October of that same year. Fraser was appointed Canada’s Minister of Immigration and the head of the Department of IRCC due to that reorganization.
Higher immigration levels – a strategic approach
Because of Canada’s retiring population and declining birth rate, significantly increased immigration levels are essential. As Canada’s 9 million baby boomers enter retirement age at 65 within the next ten years, the federal government views immigration as a way to support the country’s economy and financial health. Canada is seeing historically low unemployment rates as well as high job vacancy rates at the same time. As a result, immigration numbers are rising.
Following a significant cabinet reorganization, the prime minister could opt to issue fresh mandate letters to the cabinet, defining the key responsibilities of each minister.
Fraser received a list of immigration plans from Trudeau in December 2021, including raising immigration caps, streamlining the application process for newcomers, updating Express Entry, bolstering family reunification, and encouraging francophone immigration to Canada.
Since then, Fraser has put many of these strategies into practice. For instance, to address a number of economic priorities, such as increasing immigration of francophones, Canada started to hold category-based selection for Express Entry during the previous month. Another instance is Fraser’s initiatives in late May to support preserving Canadian families.
