It's broken in many respects, one of which is the length of time it takes because of backlogs. For example, it takes us 21 months to get an asylum claimant added to a hearing at the IRB, but it takes us several years for a fake asylum claimant to have run out of all recourse in our system and to be eligible for removal from Canada, which has created a pull factor.
The word goes out amongst networks that encourage or organize false asylum claims that Canada's generosity can be gamed. You can come here, make a claim, enrol for welfare, access public housing, and the interim federal health program—which has until now provided even more generous benefits than are typically available to Canadians—and you can get an open work permit. You can enrol in federal income support programs. This is a pretty good package, particularly if you're coming from an underdeveloped country or poor social circumstance.
Some say to us that we've almost invited this. I remember seeing new asylum claimants arriving at Pearson Airport and asking them why they came to Canada. They told me it was because they'd heard about the free monthly salary.