The Federal Skilled Worker Program (hereafter FSWP) in Canada has been a widely debated programme since the liberalization of the country's immigration policies in 1962, and the introduction of the points system in 1967. Questions have been raised primarily around the programme's efficacy from a national prosperity perspective and its fairness from the perspectives of FSWs themselves, who continue to face barriers in the labour market. These debates in academic, policy and popular fronts have intensified since early 2000 when the Canadian Government started introducing major changes in the policy to accommodate immigrants more likely to be integrated within the Canadian labour market (e.g. by strengthening the provincial nominee programme, changing the points system, expediting the permanent residency of international students, etc). Thus, Charles Beach, Alan Green and Christopher Worswick's new book appears in a rapidly changing and highly debated policy arena.
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