Canadian Bar Association Concerned about Immigration Law Amendments

The chair of the immigration section of the Canadian Bar Association has stated concerns that the organization has over the proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The main concern over the changes is that it permits the Minister to unilaterally implement criteria that can affect the processing of cases already submitted. This can include expediting a case or closing it without processing.

The changes are intended to reduce the backlogs which have only extended since the present government took power, despite promises to do the opposite. While the opponents claims that the changes are undemocratic, the Minister of Immigration maintains that urgent action is required to expedite the admission of skilled workers to Canada and to reunite families.