377 (1) Paragraph 10.3(1)(a) of the French version of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following:
a) les catégories auxquelles le paragraphe 10.1(1) s’applique;
(2) Paragraphs 10.3(1)(h) to (j) of the Act are replaced by the following:
(h) the basis on which an eligible foreign national may be ranked;
(h.1) subject to subsection (1.01), the establishment of categories of eligible foreign nationals for the purposes of ranking, which groupings may consist of
(i) all eligible foreign nationals,
(ii) eligible foreign nationals who are eligible to be members of a class referred to in an instruction given under paragraph (a), or
(iii) eligible foreign nationals who are eligible to be members of a category established in an instruction given under paragraph (h.2);
(h.2) the establishment of categories for the purposes of ranking and the criteria for eligibility to be a member of a category;
(i) the rank within a grouping that an eligible foreign national must occupy to be invited to make an application in respect of a class referred to in an instruction given under paragraph (a);
(j) the number of invitations that may be issued within a specified period in respect of a grouping;
(j.1) the class referred to in an instruction given under paragraph (a) in respect of which an eligible foreign national who is invited to make an application must apply, if the foreign national is eligible to be a member of more than one class;
(3) Subsection 10.3(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Category — condition
(1.01) An instruction given under paragraph (1)(h.1) must not establish a category in respect of which a public consultation process referred to in subsection 10.5(1) has not been given the opportunity to provide advice and recommendations.
Marginal note:Category — economic goal
(1.1) If the Minister establishes a category in an instruction given under paragraph (1)(h.2), the Minister shall set out, in the instruction, the economic goal that the Minister seeks to support in establishing the category.
Marginal note:Clarification
(2) For greater certainty, an instruction given under paragraph (1)(j) may provide that the number of invitations that may be issued in any specified period in respect of a grouping be zero.