OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL, C-38
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Federal agencies seek extra $27M to fight bogus refugees, deport criminals
By Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News November 9, 2012 2:09 AM
The government wants to allocate more money to crack down on so-called bogus refugees and others who may be inadmissible to Canada on security grounds, according to supplementary spending estimates tabled in the House of Commons Thursday.
The Canada Border Services Agency and Justice Canada have asked for an additional $4.5 million to "support further investigations of refugee claims and legal proceedings" aimed at revoking the status of or removing individuals who've either already returned to their country of origin, are no longer deemed in need of asylum or have fraudulently obtained refugee status.
The funding is meant to "deter abuse of Canada's refugee protection system."
A number of other government departments are seeking a total of nearly $23 million to deal with permanent residents and foreign nationals who may be inadmissible on security grounds.
The funds will be used to protect classified information used in immigration proceedings and to ensure adequate security measures are in place to manage potentially dangerous foreigners while they're in Canada or in the process of being deported.
The funds are also meant to help the government secure assurances from foreign counterparts that the individual being deported won't be harmed. This is necessary in "exceptional removal cases" whereby those facing deportation are at "substantial risk of torture.
Another $16 million is being sought to support efforts to share immigration information with the United States.
"Canada has the most fair and generous immigration system in the world. However, Canadians have no tolerance for those who abuse our generosity and who take unfair advantage of our country," said Alexis Pavlich, a spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
By Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News November 9, 2012 2:09 AM
The government wants to allocate more money to crack down on so-called bogus refugees and others who may be inadmissible to Canada on security grounds, according to supplementary spending estimates tabled in the House of Commons Thursday.
The Canada Border Services Agency and Justice Canada have asked for an additional $4.5 million to "support further investigations of refugee claims and legal proceedings" aimed at revoking the status of or removing individuals who've either already returned to their country of origin, are no longer deemed in need of asylum or have fraudulently obtained refugee status.
The funding is meant to "deter abuse of Canada's refugee protection system."
A number of other government departments are seeking a total of nearly $23 million to deal with permanent residents and foreign nationals who may be inadmissible on security grounds.
The funds will be used to protect classified information used in immigration proceedings and to ensure adequate security measures are in place to manage potentially dangerous foreigners while they're in Canada or in the process of being deported.
The funds are also meant to help the government secure assurances from foreign counterparts that the individual being deported won't be harmed. This is necessary in "exceptional removal cases" whereby those facing deportation are at "substantial risk of torture.
Another $16 million is being sought to support efforts to share immigration information with the United States.
"Canada has the most fair and generous immigration system in the world. However, Canadians have no tolerance for those who abuse our generosity and who take unfair advantage of our country," said Alexis Pavlich, a spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.