Citizenship and Immigration Canada

1. Citizenship and Immigration Canada • the central bureaucratic organization in charge of immigration matters • most decisions and most policy made here • applications for all categories of immigrants • some preliminary screening for asylum seekers • recruitment of government assisted refugees • manages admission to citizenship • agency on the government side in most of the cases we read ‘….. v. Canada’ the client for DOJ • net planned spending in Canada for 2003-04: $1,070,400,000

2. Immigration and Refugee Board • Refugee Protection Division • Immigration Division • Immigration Appeal Division • Refugee Appeal Division • largest administrative tribunal in Canada • planned spending for 05-06 is $112 million, $84.5million on refugee determination

3. Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal • two separate courts since July 2003 • 12, 629 proceedings commenced before F.C ., of these 10, 651 were immigration matters • 3634 applications for leave, 569 granted Jan to June 2006 • certified question procedure to go to the F.C.A. • further appeal by leave to the Supreme Court of Canada • judicial review proceedings, see Federal Court Act s.18.1(4)

4. Canadian Border Services Agency • formed by Order in Council in December 2003 in new Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, legislative foundation in Nov 2004 • took over enforcement actions from Citizenship and Immigration Canada • security screening and removals actions, some initial interviews (POE*)

5. How many people should Canada admit next year?

6. Some Basic Facts • Canadian population is approximately 30 million • over the past decade, annual admissions of immigrants and refugees has been approximately 220,000 (refugees: approx 35,000) • approximately 20 million people of concern to the UNHCR (compare with Tuesday’s stats) • Canada admits roughly 2x as many economic category migrants as family category migrants