172,500 economic immigrants
43,500 refugees
84,000 family class
Immigration 2017
300,000 TOTAL
Economic Immigrants need to pass the points system; IE need to be what Canada needs.
Refugees are Refugees
Family Class is people who are family to those already in the country, but can bypass the points system.
Teddy's proposals:
step one, restore refugees to the 2016 levels, and reduce family class to match
172,500 economic immigrants
59,400 refugees
68,100 family class
step two, increase economic immigrants to a full 10% above and beyond 2016 levels
176,660 economic immigrants
59,400 refugees
63,940 family class
step three, round up the first two to the nearest 1K, rounding down the 3rd to keep everything level
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 refugees
63,000 family class
step four, split the family class in half, half for the existing family class, half for a new "family plus"
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 refugees
31,500 family plus
31,500 family class
step five, rounding, similar to above
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 refugees
32,000 family plus
31,000 family class
step six, reduce the old family class by 10% and switch to family plus (then round)
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 refugees
36,000 family plus
27,000 family class
step seven, increase family plus so both family classes now match the old family class 2017
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 refugees
57,000 family plus
27,000 family class
(321,000 total)
step eight, split the refugee category into two
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 annual refugees
0 special refugees
57,000 family plus
27,000 family class
step nine, adjust special refugees as needed yearly
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 annual refugees
500,000 special refugees (US green card holders from trump ban countries)
57,000 family plus
27,000 family class
step ten, re-adjust refugee numbers back to base for mathematical calculations
177,000 economic immigrants
60,000 annual refugees
0 special refugees
57,000 family plus
27,000 family class
step eleven, gains per year. Population growth rounded down to the nearest tenth of a percent.
1.0%
step twelve, use these 2017 numbers to calculate the 2018 numbers
178,770 economic immigrants
60,600 annual refugees
0 special refugees
57,570 family plus
27,270 family class
final step, round down to the nearest 100
178,700 economic immigrants
60,600 annual refugees
0 special refugees
57,500 family plus
27,200 family class
So, in short, what we have now with two changes.
First, any special events that create refugees would be allowed to over-ride the refugee cap. At this time said refugees should be those impacted by the Trump ban.
Secondly, the creation of the new "Family Plus" category. While those in the family class would still be allowed into the country without meeting any of the immigration requirements (like speaking an official language) family plus immigrants would need to meet a certain points level. This would prioritize things like age and language.
a few extra notes
currently family class is split into "spouses, partners and children" and "parents and grandparents" with the latter being set at 20K.
My new system would work something like this.
If you speak English or French you get 50 points
You also get a number of points opposite your age out of 65. Hence if you are 60 you get 5 points, if you are 20 you get 45 points.
This is just a very basic example; the actual thing would be a bit more complex; but in short, if you get 50 points, you are let in.
this is done to ensure that those who come here will be able to participate in society and will not be effectively locked into their homes when their child/spouse/parent is not home.
a few extra notes
currently family class is split into "spouses, partners and children" and "parents and grandparents" with the latter being set at 20K.
My new system would work something like this.
If you speak English or French you get 50 points
You also get a number of points opposite your age out of 65. Hence if you are 60 you get 5 points, if you are 20 you get 45 points.
This is just a very basic example; the actual thing would be a bit more complex; but in short, if you get 50 points, you are let in.
this is done to ensure that those who come here will be able to participate in society and will not be effectively locked into their homes when their child/spouse/parent is not home.
