H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

[canuck78]

H and C is unique pathway that was created to address the rigidity in immigration law by allowing the minister to grant PR for people who otherwise could not qualify under other PR pathways and who will face severe hardship if removed from Canada, and for applications involving BIOC. Unfortunately, Marc Miller before he was removed as immigration minister set unusual precedence by introducing annual targets for H and C, which is a disastrous policy that should never happened. Furthermore, H and C is safety valve for thousands of people from war torn countries who are living in Canada on temporary permits and failed refugee claimants from those countries, particularly those with children. I believe the most feasible solution going forward is remove the annual cap on H and C applications and treating them like asylum claims where there is no quota. The other option would be to increase quota to levels sufficient to achieve processing time of 24-36 months as before.

H&C used to be a relatively small program but always had a quota just like there has always been PR targets for refugees/protected people. The processing times for refugees/protected people has gotten much longer and will continue getting longer because they do have a yearly PR quota. Canada is trying to reduce the volume of temporary residents and ppl without status as well as decrease the yearly PR quota. There is no additional PR quota to allocate to general H&C and the new PR targets may be even less than Marc Miller’s. If there is extra PR quota it would likely go to economic immigration programs. There are many more people wanting to apply than the number of available PR spots for every program.

 

[Ezio3000]

H&C used to be a relatively small program but always had a quota just like there has always been PR targets for refugees/protected people. The processing times for refugees/protected people has gotten much longer and will continue getting longer because they do have a yearly PR quota. Canada is trying to reduce the volume of temporary residents and ppl without status as well as decrease the yearly PR quota. There is no additional PR quota to allocate to general H&C and the new PR targets may be even less than Marc Miller’s. If there is extra PR quota it would likely go to economic immigration programs. There are many more people wanting to apply than the number of available PR spots for every program.

But there shouldn't be a quota for humanitarian causes in the first place, its pure logic, you can put an estimate for logistic purposes but you can't put a quota for people who are already here. It's just pure politics at this point, something to blame for the downfall of the economy.

 

[canuck78]

Would add that suing the government likely remains an option for people if H&C gets cancelled. Can’t guarantee what costs would be, how long it may take, what the chance of success would be and that CBSA wouldn’t remove you during the case. Something to discuss with a lawyer if bill c-12 is made law.

 

[need-aip]

50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it's no mistake

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/otta...ilies-but-ircc-says-it-s-no-mistake-9.6939919

 

[need-aip]

Lawyers say these skyrocketing processing times published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are unheard of, and some fear mass cancellation of applications if the Liberal government passes its strong borders bills, which would grant the minister sweeping new powers.

 

[WellWell2021]

Lawyers say these skyrocketing processing times published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are unheard of, and some fear mass cancellation of applications if the Liberal government passes its strong borders bills, which would grant the minister sweeping new powers.

Yes, we’re already aware of that, that’s the basis of the discussion we’ve been talking about for days, and it’s the main topic in the media right now.
Right now, we’re just waiting to see whether the law will be passed or not, and if it is, whether it will be applied in the extreme way we all fear, or in a more logical and coherent way that respects Canada’s humanitarian commitments....

 

[sting 000]

But there shouldn't be a quota for humanitarian causes in the first place, its pure logic, you can put an estimate for logistic purposes but you can't put a quota for people who are already here. It's just pure politics at this point, something to blame for the downfall of the economy.

Canada wants humanity to see it as a humanitarian friendly country as per immigration than the rest of the world, h and c is a show off.

 

[ABEL2020]

Hi … could you guys advise for my case as we had received AIP last year in May 2024, for 3 family members. In Oct 2024 one member only received the confirmation and PR card. However till now the remaining 2 didn’t receive the confirmation and PR card yet.
We also worried due to the development regarding bill C-12 could have an impact on our case if the bill got the final approval and came into force.