In the field of immigration, Canada has declared between its main objectives:
to derive maximum social, cultural and economic benefits from immigration;
to enrich and strengthen the country's social and cultural fabric while respecting its federal, bilingual and multicultural character and fostering Canada's economic development and prosperity.
According to statistics, of the 6 million people who are added to the Canadian population between 1996 and 2016, two-thirds, or 4 million people, are immigrants.
Knowledge of legal standards and the application of the various immigration programs and their effective treatment constitute the first knowledge base that must be mastered by the lawyer taking the role of guide and accompanying person in the project of each person's immigration.
With regard to refugees, Canada has declared between its first objectives:
to recognize that the refugee program is focused on saving lives and protecting people from persecution;
to provide those fleeing persecution with fair procedures that reflect Canada's humanitarian ideals.
To this end, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is the largest independent administrative tribunal in Canada; his mission is to provide, in an effective, fair and lawful manner, informed decisions about immigration and refugee issues. The IRB is determining who needs protection among the thousands of refugee claimants who come to Canada every year.
