Syrian refugee arrivals could affect intake of other immigrants

[RamsayBolton]

Article here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/syrian-refugees-arrivals-could-affect-intake-of-other-immigrants-ottawa/article28961086/

In an interview with The Globe and Mail last week, the minister said the government will be “expanding the pie” to accommodate its ambitious Syrian refugee resettlement plan, which recently saw the arrival of the 25,000th Syrian since December. However, he said that “there are limits to how much we can expand the pie, so there will always be trade-offs.”

“We will be aiming for a relatively high level of total immigration, so to a degree, the additional refugees will be accommodated by a higher total, but ... to some extent, it’s a zero-sum game. If you let in more of one, you let in less of another,” he said.

In its 2015 immigration levels plan, the previous Conservative government planned to welcome up to 285,000 immigrants, of which as many as 186,700 spots were reserved for economic immigrants and 30,200 for humanitarian streams. In the first two months of 2016 alone, Canada has already resettled 19,000 Syrian refugees, with hopes of settling a total of 35,000 to 50,000 by the end of the year. The exact total of Syrian refugees will be included in the government’s immigration targets.

Guys, this is going to be a tough year for us, especially people with PGWP. If they cut the quota for Express Entry, draw scores might not drop below 450 at all. In addition, when they give additional points for applicants with siblings in Canada, the score will rise even more.

 

[nuke noodles]

Are there anyone actually shocked by this? This news is for no brainer. As if we didn't know.

All selected Syrian refugees are at 1200 CRS. Reason: JT and JM love them.

Refugees from other countries? Not so lucky.

The good aspect is now we are aware of where this country is going, under this government.

 

[Aragorn165]

All selected Syrian refugees are at 1200 CRS. Reason: JT and JM love them.

Huh, I did not realize Syrian refugees are brought in under the EE system too.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Huh, I did not realize Syrian refugees are brought in under the EE system too.

1. Their not, but the number of refugees counts in the overall global amount of PR issued per year as well as the 5K increase in Parents. So you increase one area i.e. Refugees, you decrease another, Skilled workers or PNPs

 

[Aragorn165]

Hi


1. Their not, but the number of refugees counts in the overall global amount of PR issued per year as well as the 5K increase in Parents. So you increase one area i.e. Refugees, you decrease another, Skilled workers or PNPs

And what would this affect as a result? ITAs sent out (i.e. CRS not dropping below a certain point)? Or how many eAPRS sent in after ITAs have been issued being processed as well?