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New Canadian immigration measures focus on skilled workers.

Date: 1967

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A new system is established in which independent immigrants are given points related to their education, occupational skills, employment prospects, age, proficiency in English and French, and personal character. Fifty points or more out of a possible one hundred grants entry, regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin.