Changes in Canada refugee system

Canada, 5th April: Taking a clue from the past criticism received for loopholes in the Canada refugee system, the Canadian government has introduced certain significant changes in the Canada refugee system to make it fair and fast.

While announcing the changes in the refugee law for Canada, the Minister for Multiculturalism, Immigration and Citizenship Canada Jason Kenney said the overhaul to the refugee system of the country is being aimed to weed out asylum seekers filing unfounded claims.

Meanwhile, the changes will help protect the genuine and bona fide refugees in Canada. 

The overhaul in the refugee law of Canada is in tune with the support and help extended by the general public of Canada towards reformation of the asylum system of Canada, the Canadian immigration minister added.

Majority of the witnesses and the evidence for any refugee claim are not accessible in the home country of the refugee.

Meanwhile, the government of Canada is still not getting spared from the wrath of certain critics who consider the provision of eliminating the appeal for asylum seekers from certain safe nations considered by Canada.

Nonetheless, Kenney stated that the changes in the refugee evaluation system of Canada were not just necessary but also indispensable to check and control the increasing gaming of the system by thousands of bogus asylum claimants.

The government has announced a $540 million package for the proposed overhauling of the Canada refugee system.

Kenney continued to wholly justify the proposed changes in the system saying the government aims to discourage flood of nearly hundreds of thousands of false asylum claims by the countries to which the refugees belong.

Also, the motive of the amendments is to send a warning signal to the organizers of the criminal networks involved in making unfounded claims and to affirm that their gaming will not be tolerated by the Canadian government anymore.

However, if the current proposed changes announced on 30th March are given an approval by the Canadian Parliament, all failed asylum seekers will get deported in a span of 12 months as compared to the earlier deportation period of 4 and half years.

The changes, if approved, will be introduced firstly in the Greater Toronto Area.