We would suggest that people not build their lives around an expectation: No foreign national has a right to immigrate to Canada. We invite people here; it's a privilege to come to Canada. We don't believe there should be any expectation of a guarantee of immigration by any foreign national to Canada, and we believe it's important to have an immigration system that serves the country's interests. These reforms will allow us to do so by, within 18 months, getting to a real-time immigration system that admits people within months of their application, rather than years, if they are qualified.
I would finally say that if there were anything injurious to Canada's international reputation in our immigration system, it was the seven- and eight-year wait times, which meant a lot of the brightest young prospective immigrants wouldn't even consider coming to Canada. Now they will be able to do so.