Of the costs to new Canadian families, the first one that comes to mind is child care. You have $2,500 a month, which is $30,000 a year, for a family to have a caregiver for children so the family can continue to work. There is the cost of having to travel to maintain multiple residences if you have a bifurcated family in different countries. You have travel expenses. You have maintaining multiple residences. Medical and other costs would be associated with travel and just maintaining the family across borders.
The facilitation of family reunification would reduce those types of costs, which are very basic and affect many families.