Most immigrants to Canada must pass a points test, administered by the federal government. If you don't like the idea of collecting points, but wouldn't mind becoming a farmer in Saskatchewan or a carpenter in Alberta, you can apply to those provincial governments directly. Canada is one of a few Western countries to make special allowances for immigrants willing to move to particular parts of the country. Australia is another. In Australia's case, the system exists to increase migration to places other than Sydney, where many newcomers congregate. Canada's evolved out of Quebecois demands to be allowed to woo French-speaking immigrants. In Australia, 40% of economic migrants (as opposed to family-reunion migrants, students or refugees) have such visas. In Canada a quarter do. In places unused to much migration, the numbers are higher. In one Canadian province, Manitoba, provincial nominees are 91% of all economic immigrants.
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