This article was in the paper (Chronicle Herald) today (March 15)

The Conservatives have tabled sweeping immigration legislation that would give the federal government power to fast-track certain types of applicants …

The landmark amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act were included in a budget implementation bill tabled Friday — making them a confidence matter.

Unless the Liberals reverse their recent habit of abstaining from confidence votes, the government should survive and win approval for the changes.

Immigration Minister Diane Finley said the legislation will help speed things up for the skilled workers this country needs, but who often give up on Canada as a destination because of the painfully long backlogs.

Finley declined to speculate about which immigration categories could be banished to the lower rungs of the priority list. The legislation merely gives the government power to set those priorities, she said, and added that any future policy changes will be transparent and announced in Parliament.

“My priority right now is to get the legislation through first,” Finley said in an interview. “Then (it’s to) find the most efficient and effective way to reduce the backlog and speed up the processing times for all categories.”

She said the legislation could eventually help speed things up for all types of immigrants. For instance, she intends to use her new powers to ask officials to proceed quickly in clearing out-of-date applications from people who have died, re-applied, or moved elsewhere since filing their papers.

We are unsure whether this will be good news or bad news in this case. If it speeds things up it might help.