Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question. The answer is very simple. Under the Immigration Act, we expect that sentences will be commuted and then the act will be enforced, allowing for removal.
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Justice February 5th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question. The answer is very simple. Under the Immigration Act, we expect that sentences will be commuted and then the act will be enforced, allowing for removal.
Question No. 72 January 31st, 2003
Insofar as Citizenship and Immigration is concerned, the information requested is as follows:
a) Physical security safeguards and measures as set out in the government security policy are applied based on the threat and risk assessment particular to each location within Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Each location must assess the specific threat and risks to establish the level of vulnerability and necessary additional safeguards to mitigate the risk. Threat and risk assessment form part of the risk management process and are completed on a one time requirement and reviewed on a regular basis or when circumstances are such that there is an increase threat.
b) Forms management is a key administrative function for CIC. There is an established reporting regime in place at both a local and national level to account for all controlled documents in CIC's inventory. In the event a document is stolen from a Canadian Immigration office, that document is accounted for through regular inventory reporting by the forms control officer of the office from which the document went missing. Should a forms control officer discover and confirm that a control document is missing, that officer immediately makes a record of all pertinent details. That record is then transmitted to the various branches, such as National Headquarters Corporate Security and Intelligence, equipped to deal with such an event. National Headquarters Intelligence then advises the immigration control officer network overseas, the ports of entry, and partners to look out for the document. Corporate Security undertakes the investigation in tandem with local officials in the region involved.
Question No. 42 January 27th, 2003
With regard to the allocation of funds for immigrant integration services:
(a) The annual amount for settlement services outside of Quebec is set at $173.3 million to be confirmed each year by Parliament. A grant to the province of Quebec is determined as per the Canada-Quebec Accord. Since 2000-01, the national settlement allocation model is used to provide for the annual allocation of funding for settlement programs to each CIC region and the provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba (both British Columbia and Manitoba assumed responsibility for settlement services under federal-provincial agreements). In developing the model, CIC consulted with the provinces and territories and it was agreed that the model should be transparent, fair, relatively simple, and responsive to shifts in immigrant flows. It also should respond to unique pressures in a region and provide stable infrastructure funding in smaller regions.
(b) Settlement funding for language training, immigrant settlement and adaptation and host programs outside Quebec has remained constant since 1996-97. The amount allocated in 1996-97 was to respond to the basic settlement needs of immigrants. With changing source countries, the need for higher language skills and increasing immigrant intake, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) recognizes that fixed funding must be reviewed. The federal government’s innovation strategy announced this year looks at some of the challenges facing immigrant integration and proposes some targets for discussion.
(c) Permanent resident applicants have the option (as of 1997) of paying the right of permanent residence fee (RPRF), formerly right of landing fee (ROLF), either at the time of application for permanent residence, or they can wait until the immigrant visa is being issued overseas, or they are acquiring permanent resident status in Canada. Therefore, the level of right of permanent residence fee revenue is not necessarily linked to the intake of immigrants in any particular year. The level of revenue received by the government from these fees for the past six years was:
1996-97: $167.3M
1997-98: $119.7M *
1998-99: $117.7M *
1999-00: $144.8M
2000-01: $166.9M
2001-02: $170.2M
(d) CIC recognizes that many aspects of the services it delivers on behalf of Canada would benefit from a workload funding arrangement, such as per landing status basis. In 2002-03, CIC has initiated a project to develop a workload funding model for the department for all major outputs including immigrant and non-immigrant processing, citizenship services and settlement programs. Once the project is completed, the department will be in a position to pursue discussions with central agencies on a workload funding approach.
In allocating available regional funding CIC takes into account the immigrant landing level, although it is not the only factor used in the current settlement allocation model. There are several variables used in the model in attempt to reflect the costs associated with the overall settlement of newcomers. The variables include: a three-year rolling average of adult immigrant intake, knowledge of an official language, and the intake of government sponsored refugees in a region. The model also tries to take into account different cost factors in larger and smaller regions. The model will undergo a review. CIC will again work closely with its provincial and territorial counterparts during this review.
Airline Security January 27th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, we do not comment on specific cases of deportation or immigration. However, the situation has been resolved, and well resolved.
Immigration January 27th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, the government will not make any systematic detention. Our policy is not based on building walls but on controlling the doors and that is exactly what we are doing.
I just mentioned that we are making some removals. We are doing our job. I want to pay tribute to our agents who are doing a tremendous job. It is about time that we are taking a stand for Canada here.
Immigration January 27th, 2003
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her question. However, she could have done her homework more thoroughly.
First, we send back over 8,400 people every year. Second, we cooperate with police forces. For example, in Toronto, during the holiday season, over 60 warrants were issued and resulted in a number of arrests being made. So, work is being done. We do not have policy for monitoring people entering and leaving the country, but security is extremely important to us and, in that sense, we are doing our job.
It is an ongoing issue, so what we have to do, we are doing.
Justice December 11th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I will not comment on any specifics here today. However, under the new Immigration Act, in certain situations we apply the new regulations to make sure that we again improve the security of our citizens.
Official Languages December 11th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I recommend that the hon. member consult her colleague from Laval Centre. She will learn that we have a program known as IPOLC. Canadian Heritage and Immigration Canada work with the francophone communities, not only in order to ensure francophone immigration throughout Canada, but also in order to be able to use the resources in the communities.
To that end, we need to get the communities to take responsibility. That is what we are doing. We do indeed intend to have a policy for francophone immigration in Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration November 25th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, first, the safe third country agreement is one of the major tools that we are using to regulate, and we all know that security is a priority of this government. Not only are we respecting the rule of law of the Supreme Court, but there are also some cases like the Suresh case, where in some issues and some matters, we can, for the sake of the protection of our own security, use those proper tools.
I think that not only are Canadians willing for us to regulate the system, we have that balanced approach between openness and vigilance and we are doing our job.
Citizenship and Immigration November 25th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I find the way my hon. colleague has phrased her question rather unacceptable.
When we established the safe third country agreement, the main purpose was always to make the system consistent. However, given that the hon. member is herself a lawyer, she will understand that the rule of law must be respected. And we fully respect the Supreme Court ruling in this regard. However, there is no question of welcoming murderers. We are fully committed to protecting Canadian citizens in this country.