This presentation looks at immigration in Canada. Canada plans to raise immigration from about 250,000 to 340,000 by 2020. The issue is that immigration is rising faster than both GDP and job creation.

1. GOVERNMENT POLICY – IMMIGRATION – CANADA –
NOVEMBER 2017
BY: PAUL YOUNG, CPA, CGA
DATE: NOVEMBER 2 2017

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3. AGENDA
 New Immigration Policy
 Refugees Cost
 Immigration Process – Canada
 Refugee Process – Canada
 Immigration trends
 Permanent Residency / Countries
 Syrian Refugees
 Immigration Costs / Government
 Barriers impacting Immigrants
 Immigration Policies Changes - Factors

4. IMMIGRATION
Source - http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-canada-2018-1.4371146 or http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&id=2850001 or https://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/151130/dq151130d-
eng.htm

5. REFUGEES COST
 Canada is forecasted to receiving 40,000 refugees through the illegal border crossing into Canada. The
cost of to house, feed, cloth, medical, etc. will be between $600M to $1B.
https://openparliament.ca/debates/2017/9/26/michelle-rempel-2/. The response from the government
has been at best lukewarm. Here is what the immigration minister said “The member opposite must
know that asylum claims fluctuate on a yearly basis and sometimes even monthly. The fact of the matter
is that our agencies were nimble enough. We were able to put full capacity within IRCC to process
claims.
 Yet the government thinks closing the borders is not priority, but taxing small business is in terms of
policies is top priority, right? https://ipolitics.ca/2017/09/28/morneaus-tax-plan-should-have-been-
political-gold-what-happened/

6. EMPLOYMENT ISSUE
 Why? We have youth unemployment as well as the economy is sluggish in terms of growth. Job creation is only 200K for 2016,
but the bulk of new jobs are part-time. http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/government-policies-broadcasting-canada-
commentary-and-analysis-november-2016?next_slideshow=1
 There are already issue with job settlement programs in terms of both funding and openings. So, why would we bring in more
new immigrants?
 FYI - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2016/12/09/canada-must-learn-from-mistakes-to-integrate-syrian-refugees-
editorial.html or http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/a-milestone-looms-for-canadas-syrian-refugees-month-13/
 FYI
 I guess Trudeau's legacy will be "high tax, lower quality of life, high youth unemployment, low business investment and big
government"
 Yazidis
 http://www.calgarysun.com/2017/02/21/trudeau-spending-28m-to-give-1200-refugees-asylum-this-
year?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-
button&utm_campaign=Trudeau+spending+%2428M+to+give+1%2C200+refugees+asylum+this+year
 Truth about the border rush
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/02/24/what-the-canadian-media-ignores-about-canadas-new-
refugee-crisis/?utm_term=.4314b4bad80f

7. USA VS CANADA IMMIGRATION
Are the new immigrants going to have the skills to create
the new googles? Link: Videos -
http://video.lauraingraham.com/Ingraham-slams-
Labrador-on-immigration-So-youre-where-Cantor-is--
26275295?playlistId=15975

8. JUSTIN TRUDEAU / ILLEGAL ENTRY
Source - http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/myth-refugees-canada-trudeau-1.4257696 or
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/08/23/trudeau-walks-back-reckless-immigration-tweet

9. CANADA IMMIGRATION PROCESS
 The Canadian federal and provincial governments are constantly updating their programs to ensure that
Canadian immigration is successful, both for newcomers and for Canada. There are currently more than
60 programs available for immigration to Canada. For that reason, everyone's path to Canadian
immigration will be unique.
 For example, there are many different categories for professionals and workers under which you might
qualify for your Canada Immigration permanent resident visa, including the Federal and Quebec Skilled
Worker programs, the Provincial Nominee Programs, the Canadian Experience Class, the Quebec
Experience Class, and the Federal Self-Employed program. Canada also offers a number of Family Class
Sponsorship programs, whereby Canadian citizens and permanent residents may sponsor family
members and loved ones for Canadian immigration.
 Source - http://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-visas.html or
http://www.cic.gc.ca/englIsh/immigrate/index.asp

10. REFUGEE PROCESS / CANADA
 Some people are not eligible to claim refugee protection in Canada.
 Officers receiving your refugee claim will decide whether it is eligible for referral to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), an
independent administrative tribunal that makes decisions on immigration and refugee matters. The IRB decides who is a Convention refugee or a
person in need of protection.
 Your refugee claim may not be eligible for referral to the IRB if:
 You have been recognized as a Convention refugee by another country to which you can return;
 You have already been granted protected person status in Canada;
 You arrived via the Canada-United States border;
 You are not admissible to Canada on security grounds, or because of criminal activity or human rights violations;
 You made a previous refugee claim that was found to be ineligible for referral to the IRB;
 You made a previous refugee claim that was rejected by the IRB; or
 You abandoned or withdrew a previous refugee claim.
Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/inside/apply-who.asp

11. IMMIGRATION TRENDS – CANADA
 Source: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2016006-eng.htm
The annual number of landed immigrants in Canada has fluctuated
considerably over the last 150 years. Some of these fluctuations can be
linked to immigration policy changes, others to Canada's economic situation
or world events connected with the movement of migrants and refugees.
For example, in the late 1800s, the number of immigrants admitted annually
to Canada varied between 6,300 and 133,000. Record numbers of
immigrants were admitted in the early 1900s when Canada was promoting
the settlement of Western Canada. The highest number ever recorded was
in 1913, when more than 400,000 immigrants arrived in the country.
However, the number of people entering the country dropped dramatically
during World War I, to fewer than 34,000 landed immigrants in 1915. The
lowest numbers of landed immigrants were recorded during the
Great Depression in the 1930s and during World War II. The return of peace
fostered economic recovery and an immigration boom in Canada.
Other record levels of immigration have been registered during political and
humanitarian crises, including in 1956 and 1957, when 37,500 Hungarian
refugees arrived in the country, and in the 1970s and 1980s, when a large
number of Ugandan, Chilean, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian refugees
came to Canada.
Since the early 1990s, the number of landed immigrants has remained
relatively high, with an average of approximately 235,000 new immigrants
per year.

12. IMMIGRANTS BY COUNTRY
Source: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-630-x/11-630-
x2016006-eng.htm

13. DETAILS OF IMMIGRATIONS – PERMANENT RESIDENCE - CANADA
 http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/statistics/facts2013/permanent/10.asp

14. BARRIERS FACING NEW IMMIGRATIONS
 Language skills
 Credentials not recognized
 Too many head to big cities like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal
 Job Experience – (Canadian Experience)

15. SYRIA / REFUGEE
 More than 30,000 Syrians have arrived since November (excluding Quebec, which has its own settlement
program), and almost half of those are being privately sponsored to some extent.
 While government-assisted refugees are usually settled in cities and large towns, families who are
privately sponsored can end up anywhere. In more than 300 communities across the country, locals have
banded together to provide housing, English classes, driving lessons, a crash course in Canadian customs
(pot luck dinners, poutine) and, most important of all, friendship.
 Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/27/canadians-are-embracing-syrian-
refugees-why-cant-we

16. COST TO RESETTLED IMMIGRATIONS
 There is allot of things being said about the refugees. Yet the Liberals have not been clear with either with the
true costs or ethnic makeup of the refugees, why?
 Cost outlook for immigration citizen ship – Harper last budget showed 1.5B as compare to $1.7B for 2016-2017.
This means $200M increase to the budget
 Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/rpp/2016-2017/#a1.3
 Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/rpp-2015-2016.pdf
 Canada has re-settled over 27,000 – Syrians – no breakout by ethnic group
 Cost to taxpayers $1B
 Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/22/syrian-refugees-federal-budget-2016_n_9525346.html
 http://globalnews.ca/news/2594151/federal-budget-2016-syrian-refugees-could-cost-taxpayers-nearly-1-billion/
 Refugee costs – There are claims the monthly amount per refugee is approximately $2,500/month
 http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/fact-check-do-refugees-get-more-financial-help-than-canadian-pensioners-1.2670735

17. USA SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENT
Source - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/menu-safethird.asp

18. IMMIGRATION POLICIES INFLUENCES
 Skills Gap - http://www.thewhig.com/2016/04/05/job-skills-gap-worsening-study-finds
 Slow Economy - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/gross-domestic-product-gdp-canada-july-2016
 Wage Growth - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/wages-and-employment-canada-july-2016
 Housing Costs - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/real-estate-trends-and-analysis-for-canada-
august-2016
 Youth Unemployment - http://debatepost.com/2016/09/14/canada-continues-importing-unskilled-
immigrant-while-unemployment-rate-climbs-to-7/
 Career Management/Innovation - http://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2016-employment-outlook-
canada