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WHEN AND HOW DID YOU BECOME PRESIDENT OF CAPIC?
I was elected CAPIC president in May 2013 and served as president and chair of the board until June 2016. In October 2016 I was hired as CEO. As a chartered director and expert in corporate governance, I have worked closely with external consultants and the board to bring forward a sound governance model and implement best practice according to corporate governance rules.
WHAT HAVE YOU ACCOMPLISHED AS CEO AND WHAT IS YOUR GOAL FOR THE FUTURE?
CAPIC had around 500 members as of June 2016. Today the organization is over 2000 members strong. It has concluded several agreements with stakeholders and was recognized by the Government of Canada as the only association representing the immigration consulting community. Over the past five years, CAPIC has been on a very successful growth curve, which has seen the introduction of many new member-driven services including MyConsultant. ca, the IMMeForum( the largest immigration practitioner forum in Canada), and the Education Partner Program( connecting Designated Learning Institutions with international students through RCICs).
During this time CAPIC has also been very active in advocating for the profession, fostering a strong relationship with both the Government of Canada and the provincial governments. All its registered members are recognized by the ICCRC, which regulates immigration consultants in Canada. CAPIC ' s board has also adopted a strategic plan that has set the objectives and mechanisms through which we were able to achieve remarkable results in a very short period of time. Representing an organization that is“ by the members for the members,” volunteers continue to play a vital role in CAPIC ' s improvement.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CANADIAN PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS AND THE ROLE OF THE IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS?
The Canadian government has currently delegated the investment and entrepreneurship programs to the provinces. Other than the start-up visa program, there are no federal immigrant investor programs. I strongly believe that this should change, however, since immigration is part of the federal government ' s jurisdiction. It needs to develop national programs allowing foreign investments to come to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
括 MyConsultant. ca 、 IMMeForum( 加拿大 规模最大的移民从业者论坛) 和教育合伙人项目( Education Partner Program, 通过注册移民顾 问协助国际学生与指定学习机构的沟通交流) 。
在此期间 CAPIC 积极推进行业专家同加拿大联邦和 各省政府之间的联系 。 协会的全部注册会员都得到 了加拿大移民顾问规范机构 ICCRC 的认可 。
CAPIC 董事会推行战略性计划, 建立了合理的目标 和机制, 在短期内实现了显著成效 。 协会推行“ 由 会员而治 、 为会员而设” 的宗旨, 志愿者在 CAPIC 的发展中也起到了关键作用 。
您如何评价加拿大省级项目和移民顾问在 其中起到的作用?
加拿大政府目前指定各省管理其各自的投资和企业 家项目 。 不同于创业签证项目, 加拿大不存在联邦 级别的移民投资者项目 。 我深信这一点需要改变, 因为移民是联邦政府的管辖领域 。 联邦政府需要开 放国家级别项目, 使得外国投资在《移民和难民保 护法案》的框架下进入加拿大 。
最近加拿大移民法规有什么变化? 可能如 何影响投资者? 这些变化从何而来?
自 20 世纪后半页以来, 无论种族和地域, 加拿大对 所有潜在移民均持欢迎态度, 重视技能和竞争力 。
虽然移民投资者项目对全世界的所有人都敞开大 门, 但中国公民是对移民加拿大最为感兴趣的一个 群体 。
虽然联邦政府将大部分项目的管辖权下放给了各省, 但从业者不断敦促政府采取措施吸引外国财富以投 入基础设施项目 。
加拿大项目的挑战何在? 又有什么独特性?
曾经规模最大的移民投资者项目施行了几十年, 向 加拿大吸引了数万移民, 后于 2014 年关闭 。 联邦政 府必须在从业者的帮助下推行一个具有创新性和吸 引力的现代项目 。 移民投资者项目的独特之处在于 为外国投资者提供了成为世界一流国家加拿大永久 居民和公民的机会 。
虽然省级项目存在, 但这些项目因将移民束缚在某 个城市或省份而难以留住追求移动性的投资人, 毕 竟移动性是《加拿大权利和自由宪章》的核心 。
您看到了最近投资移民市场的哪些新趋 势?
随着全球财富的增长, 今天投资移民行业的最低投