The Harper government says a backlog of skilled immigrant applications, which has clogged the system for years, is declining rapidly and will be eliminated by the end of next year. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says about 100,000 applications are still in the system, compared with 640,000 just a few years ago. He told a news conference the eradication of the waiting list means a new immigrant labour pool from which employers and provinces can choose will be established ahead of schedule.
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