Humanitarian And Compassionate Grounds: Canada

Humanitarian And Compassionate Grounds Dept: Though it appears the government is drastically reducing the stream by 6,500, officials say they ve actually re-jigged their categories this year and that Canada will admit about 1,000 fewer newcomers on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, according to the 2013 immigration targets, according to Montreal Gazette. That said, the government has been cracking down on those who use the option as a means of obtaining permanent residency for a couple of years and with the passage of Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada s Immigration System Act in June, it s clamped down even harder and oTTAWA Citizenship and Immigration is reducing the number of immigrants it accepts into Canada on public policy and humanitarian and compassionate grounds, according to figures released quietly late Monday. It s a category reserved for those with a strong case for permanent residency individuals who, for example, may be separated from their dependent children if deported or face an uncertain future due to war or a natural disaster but who don t otherwise fit into one of the usual immigration streams. It s often been used as a last resort by failed asylum claimants still fearful for their future if not allowed to stay. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.