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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
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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
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
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)
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*)
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