Mandatory minimum sentences are significant part of the government’s “tough-on-crime” legislation; From 1998-2008, the mandatory minimum for a conviction under section 99 of the Criminal Code of Canada was one (1) year imprisonment. In…
Continue ReadingSince the beginning of the year, Canada has issued over 500,000 visitor visas. Canada’s tourist season is now in full swing, and by the end of the year, one million visitor visas…
Continue ReadingFollowing the new rules laid out by Harper Government this week, temporary foreign workers in the sex trade industry will not be able to find work with Canadian Employers. The change is…
Continue ReadingOn June 28, 2012, Minister Jason Kenney announced that Bill C-31, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act had received Royal Assent. The Act brings further reforms to the asylum system which will provide…
Continue ReadingNumerous initiatives were implemented by the IAD during the 2011-2012 fiscal year to manage the case inventory through innovative adjudicative and case management strategies. The IAD maximized on opportunities to resolve appeals…
Continue ReadingIAD Statistics as of March 31, 2012 6,737 appeals were filed from April 2011 – March 2012. The IAD experienced a 12% drop in the number of appeals filed in comparison to…
Continue ReadingThe RPD’s average processing time fell to 19.9 months in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. This is significant progress from the 2010-2011 fiscal year where the average was 21.9 months. This is due…
Continue ReadingNumber of Claims Finalized The number of claims finalized before the Refugee Protection Division in 2011-2012 was similar to the number of claims finalized in 2010-2011. A total of 21,600 claims were…
Continue ReadingSince 2009 there has been an increase in refugee cases from Hungary, ballooning from 288 in 2008 to 4,423 in 2011. Hungary was the main source country for claims (1,775 principal files)…
Continue ReadingThe Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre (GTEC) will now be known as the Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Division (EIOD). Although there may be changes in the reporting procedures, all other duties remain the…
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