Citizenship and Immigration & Canada Border Services Agency 2011

1. Citizenship and Immigration&Canada Border Services Agency2011 By: Former Canadian Diplomat, Immigration Officer and Citizenship Judge

2. Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) • Protect the health and safety of Canadian society • Reunification of family members • Facilitate the flow of people and goods including visitors, students and temporary workers • Fulfill Canada’s international obligations with respect to refugees

3. Protect the health and safety of Canadian society • Keep foreign criminals, war/human right violators and people who are a security risk from entering Canada and if they do enter find them arrest them and deport them. • Immigration Officers are peace officers under the Act and have the right to arrest and detain individuals who are in violation.

4. Reunification of family members • Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor immediate family members like spouses, children under 21, parents • Have to sign an agreement with the government that they will be responsible for the person from 1 to 10 years

5. Facilitate the flow of people and goods including visitors, students and temporary workers • Entry of 1000s of foreign students (pay 3x tuition of Cdn students), workers and visitors at land, sea and air port of entries

6. Fulfill Canada’s international obligations with respect to refugees • to offer safe haven to persons with a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group, as well as those at risk of torture or cruel and unusual treatment or punishment; • Accepted overseas and in Canada • Must be outside their home country

7. Immigration to Canada 2010 • Total – 280,685 • Top 10 countries • Philippines 38,617 *usually China is #1 but domestics can apply after 2 years work here • India 34,237 • PRC (China) 30,390 • USA 8,142 • Britain 7,472 • Iran 7,477 • Pakistan 6,811 • Morocco 6,242 • Iraq 5,941 • Korea 5,537 • Colombia 5,218

8. How to Immigrate • Family Class – issue of 1000s “scam” marriages • Skill Worker • Refugee • Investor - $1.5 million • Provincial Nominees – usually due to skills • Canadian Experience Class

9. Family Class • Based on relation • Must sponsor • Must meet medical and security checks • Sponsor must be able to financially take care of the person

10. Skill Workers • Must be on the Skill Workers List • Or must have arranged employment • Must speak either English or French • Must pass point system • Medical and security

11. 0ccupation list • 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers • 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture) • 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management (Cap reached) • 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners • 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists • 2151 Architects • 3111 Specialist Physicians • 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians • 3113 Dentists • 3131 Pharmacists • 3142 Physiotherapists • 3152 Registered Nurses (Cap reached) • 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists • 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists • 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses • 4151 Psychologists • 4152 Social Workers • 6241 Chefs • 6242 Cooks • 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades • 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades • 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System) • 7242 Industrial Electricians • 7251 Plumbers • 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators • 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics • 7371 Crane Operators • 7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction • 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

12. Point System • Education 25 (PHd: 25 High school:5) • Language 24 – both Fr. and Eng. (16 for one and 8 for second) • Experience 21 • Age (21-49) 10 • Arranged Employment 10 • Adaptability 10 • Total 100 • Pass mark 67

13. Permanent Residents • Must reside in Canada for a minimum of 2 out of the last 5 years • Can be deported for serious criminality • Can not vote * Some of this class do NOT apply for citizenship b/c will lose citizenship in home country

14. Canadian citizens • Born in Canada • Born outside Canada to a Canadian parent N.B. Some Cdn citizens NEVER set foot/live in Canada due to this category! • Adopted overseas by Canadian parent • A permanent resident who has lived in Canada 3 out of the last 4 years can apply to become a Canadian Citizen

15. “Illegals” • Criminals • Overstays – past visa’s allotted time (travel, work, student) • Previous deports • War criminals • People engaged in human smuggling: prostitutes and child porn industry pays more than drug trade • Illegal workers

16. Enforcement • Arrest 6838 • Removals 15,327

17. Comments • 1000s of scam marriages – officers show up in night “where’s Johnny”? • Canada has no quota per country like States • Philippines is #1 source due to domestic workers claiming residency after 2 years • Trend from China, India and southeast Asia NOT Europe due to movement in E.U. since E.U. established • WE NEED IMMIGRANTS: Can. has low birth rate, we lose 100,000 to emigration every year so who will “produce” for our economy/old age pension etc. • ** Many permanent residents choose NOT to become citizens b/c they will lose their citizenship of home country (can’t vote etc.)