> am in much more favour of the old system where the applicant applies through a provincial (state) immigration and each state gets to set their quota. Isn't

> am in much more favour of the old system where the applicant applies through a provincial (state) immigration and each state gets to set their quota. Isn't it still like that in Quebec? Incidentally, the party they voted for has almost no support from immigrant communities. > Also the point based system allows abuse in countries where we’ll connected people can basically buy “accredited” credentials such as relevant accredited experience in professions. I know someone who doesn’t know a thing about welding, but they moved here with credentials. Government has no way to verify these accreditation in many cases for many countries. I constantly see resumes for Canadian "engineers" with foreign diploma. Not a single position at a Canadian company despite having lived there for 10+ years. Wonder why...