United Nations: Public Statement

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Dept: In a public statement, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday the government has deemed 27 countries as safe, meaning they are believed by the United Nations to uphold the rule of law and human rights, according to CTV. He is hoping the new fast and fair asylum system will help weed out false claims, which he says have skyrocketed in recent years and refugee claimants from the European Union, Croatia and the United States will have their immigration cases to Canada fast-tracked as of Saturday in a measure designed to more quickly weed out people believed not to be legitimate refugees, the federal government has announced. Refugee claimants originating from those countries will lose their right to certain types of appeal if they are denied status, and will also lose automatic stays of deportation if they are able to appeal. The government says their applications will now be processed in fewer than 40 days, during which time they will no longer be able to apply for a Canadian work permit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.