ARCHIVED – Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration, 2006
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Introduction to the Report
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) came into effect on June 28, 2002, replacing the Immigration Act of 1976. Under Section 94 of IRPA, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is required to table an annual report in Parliament on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s immigration activities and initiatives (see Annex A). The report focuses on the selection of foreign nationals as permanent and temporary residents during the preceding calendar year (2005 in this case). The legislation also requires an overview of federal-provincial/territorial agreements and joint initiatives, as well as a gender-based analysis (GBA) of the impact of IRPA. The annual report also serves as the vehicle for announcing Canada’s immigration plan for the upcoming calendar year (2007 in this case).
This report is divided into seven sections.
Section 1 presents an overview of the current context of Canada’s immigration program, a review of some of the key challenges facing CIC and the initiatives the Department has developed in response. This section also provides a summary of Canada’s immigration levels plan for 2007.
Section 2 focuses on CIC’s partnerships with the provinces and territories. It outlines the bilateral agreements currently in force between the federal and provincial/territorial governments and describes major joint initiatives.
Section 3 summarizes activities and initiatives in relation to the selection of permanent and temporary residents. It also provides key statistics relating to permanent and temporary residents admitted in 2005.
Section 4 outlines Canada’s commitment to its humanitarian traditions and to the protection of refugees and others in need of protection and resettlement, including a statistical overview of the refugees and protected persons admitted in 2005.
Section 5 addresses settlement and resettlement programs, special initiatives to facilitate the economic and social integration of newcomers, and activities relating to the promotion of Canadian citizenship.
Section 6 describes CIC’s policy framework for GBA, reports on key GBA activities, and provides a statistical overview of gender differences in relation to key immigration statistics.
Section 7 offers concluding remarks.
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