IRCC boasts ‘record year,’ but experts say there’s some groups being left behind

Immigration lawyers criticize the department for its lack of transparency and poor communication with applicants, as well as for some unfair inconsistencies in policy.

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser boasted a record year for immigration processing in 2022, but four experts in the field—including immigration lawyers and academics—criticized the department for a lack of transparency and inconsistency in the way it applies policies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

December 26, 2022

Amidst competing humanitarian crises abroad and labour shortages at home, 2022 was a challenging year on the immigration file, and according to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, it was a record-breaking one.

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