B) Immigration Levels and Mix: Stakeholder and Public Consultations CIC is of the view that a longer term approach to levels planning is necessary to allow the Department and its partners to plan for and respond to shifts in priorities and circumstances. [...] As for the factors to consider in establishing immigration levels, respondents believed that immigrant economic issues were most important, followed by the Consultations on Immigration Levels for 2012 and Beyond 9 basic needs of the immigrants, integration issues, the impact on the host population, resource issues and the sustainability of immigration. [...] In addition to presenting an opportunity to gather input from stakeholders and the public on key questions facing CIC, the consultations also allowed the Department to share with stakeholders and the public some of the considerations and difficult choices involved in managing a global immigration system. [...] The purpose of the meetings was to collect stakeholder input on the right level of immigration to Canada—how many immigrants—and the right mix of the three immigrant classes to Canada – economic, family and protected persons. [...] When CIC announced the launch of its national consultations on levels and mix, the news release for the announcement (see Annex C) included a link to sign up to be informed of the launch of the online portion of the consultation.
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