A recent leaked internal document shows the Liberal government is asking all the right questions about the future of immigration policies in Canada.

For too long previous governments have been concerned with band aid solutions to perceived problems with the immigration system. The result is a complicated system built from a seemingly endless number of streams that is difficult to navigate from a layperson's perspective.

The leaked report is entitled 'Medium-Term Policy: Balanced Immigration' and asks direct questions about the current levels of immigration to Canada.

If this report is to be believed, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada appears to be preparing for some major changes in the way foreigners are brought into the country. It points to the rapidly changing labour market and a system that needs to be able to move with the areas of the economy facing shortages.

The headline figure of the reports – that 35 per cent of male immigrants return home, often inside a year – should make experts take notice that many factors must contribute to a successful immigration policy.

Bringing an immigrant here with skills needed by the Canadian economy is an important and required aspect, but policies should not begin and end with a job.

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