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

[WellWell2021]

Agree that there will be major changes but disagree that most Canadians will oppose these changes. There was a clear mandate to bring immigration back to reasonable levels. The current government is not even being honest about the actual PR numbers this year counting one-time programs so they can say they are reducing the number of PRs accepted in the next 2 years. The H&C program became extremely generous and deviated from its original purpose to be a pathway for truly exceptional cases.

Well h&c have never been generous, it is mainly the effect of social media and of refused asylum seekers speaking out more and more that creates this impression... Without forgetting public policy programs.
Now, we will see what happens with immigration this time. We will soon understand the impact of upcoming decisions on both Canadians and foreign nationals in an increasingly difficult economic and political context.
I am sure that 2026 will mark a turning point in Canada's immigration and political history

 

[canuck78]

Do you have any gossip or news from backstage about what they will do?

No insider info. If you ask any immigration lawyer or consultant who doesn’t just want your money they have a similar consensus that something drastic will happen to general H&C and the most obvious answer is to cull the whole program and start from scratch with much stricter criteria. I have already seen a change of who is getting denied based on JRs.

 

[canuck78]

Well h&c have never been generous, it is mainly the effect of social media and of refused asylum seekers speaking out more and more that creates this impression... Without forgetting public policy programs.
Now, we will see what happens with immigration this time. We will soon understand the impact of upcoming decisions on both Canadians and foreign nationals in an increasingly difficult economic and political context.
I am sure that 2026 will mark a turning point in Canada's immigration and political history

It was much easier to get approved even 1+ years ago. Doesn’t mean approvals were close to 100%. Government also allowed people to keep applying multiple times without removal. We see examples of many parents who got approved a few years ago and similar cases getting denied now. We also see Canadian citizens children being less of an anchor for H&C cases.

 

[Mansteinvon]

No insider info. If you ask any immigration lawyer or consultant who doesn’t just want your money they have a similar consensus that something drastic will happen to general H&C and the most obvious answer is to cull the whole program and start from scratch with much stricter criteria. I have already seen a change of who is getting denied based on JRs.

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On Section 7 and Ministerial Authority:

• The provision allowing the suspension or cancellation of immigration applications is intended for exceptional circumstances—such as national security threats, public health emergencies, or systemic integrity issues—not for arbitrary or mass cancellations.

" The reply I got from the Mp office ,the liberal one, so I suppose that it will not cull all the H&C applicants in the pool now, or they could be lying, who knows

 

[canuck78]

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On Section 7 and Ministerial Authority:

• The provision allowing the suspension or cancellation of immigration applications is intended for exceptional circumstances—such as national security threats, public health emergencies, or systemic integrity issues—not for arbitrary or mass cancellations.

" The reply I got from the Mp office ,the liberal one, so I suppose that it will not cull all the H&C applicants in the pool now, or they could be lying, who knows

They would never tell you and they may be unaware of what IRCC is planning. Most MPs have only a basic knowledge of immigration. A program no longer being functional and having a processing time of up to decades is exceptional. We’ll see what happens but would not trust any government official revealing in advance what will happen after bill c-12 or any substantial changes to immigration.

 

[Mansteinvon]

They would never tell you and they may be unaware of what IRCC is planning. A program no longer being functional and having a processing time of up to decades is exceptional.

But if IRCC did cull the program using bill C12, does it mean that this MP is lying ? for example HK pathway also take like forever, they will cull HK pathway too?, I am not sure about it ,as in the reply it mention the new amended bill C12 section 7 included phrase of "such as national security threats, public health emergencies, or systemic integrity issues",but just such as .so I kinda would bet culling of H&C will not take place in 2026, just betting.After all neither you nor me have the position at the decision level in IRCC.

 

[Buletruck]

But if IRCC did cull the program using bill C12, does it mean that this MP is lying ? for example HK pathway also take like forever, they will cull HK pathway too?, I am not sure about it ,as in the reply it mention the new amended bill C12 section 7 included phrase of "such as national security threats, public health emergencies, or systemic integrity issues",but just such as .so I kinda would bet culling of H&C will not take place in 2026, just betting.After all neither you nor me have the position at the decision level in IRCC.

When your program is running out to 10 years and beyond from start to finish, they could simply call it systemic integrity issues....well within what your MP told you.