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Article: The new Canadian immigration law & regulations: an old mare with a new saddle.(Feature on Immigration Law)
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- December 1, 2003
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It may be fitting that this article begins with a cliche since the new Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and Regulations (IRPR) merely serve to recycle traditional concepts of immigration, with a new spin. This is unfortunate because since the enactment of the former Immigration Act and Regulations in 1985, the world has changed considerably. The immigrant's realities and needs have changed and he/she has more choices. But the central thinking of Canadian immigration policy, which is to attract immigrants to come here to contribute, has not. Instead, what has been changed as reflected in IRPA and IRPR is the shifting of control of our immigration ...