Government Policies -Immigration and Citizenship -

Syria Refugees - CanadaBy: Paul Young, CPA, CGA

• This presentation is on perspective when it comes to impact of immigration and re-settling of Syria Refugees

Paul Young - Presenter

Bio

• CPA/CGA

• 25 years of experience in Academia, Industry and Financial solutions

• Youtube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAArky1bAXPSuV2NLtUnyLg

Agenda

- Annual Budget

- Immigration Analysis

- RPP for Immigration and Citizenship

- Facts and Figures on Syrian Refugees

Canada Government 2016-2017Direct program spending includes the following areas• First Nations• Immigration• Defense• Climate Change and the environment

Analysis/immigration and Citizenship• $2.65 billion by 2020 on a cash basis, to address

climate change in developing countries;• More than $1.6 billion over three years, starting in

2016–17, towards security, stabilization, humanitarian and development assistance for Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon;

• $678 million over six years, starting in 2015–16, to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis and aid in the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees; and

• $100 million in 2015–16 to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to help support critical relief activities in the region.

Report on Priorities• Trudeau – April 2016

• Harper – March 2015

Summary• There is less headcount

under Trudeau• What programs with

curtailed to support the Syrian re-settlement?

Cost of resettlement – Syria refugees

• $200M per year to resettle• 8K per refugee?

• You could likely look at 15-20K• Training

• Housing

• Social assistance

• Education

• Healthcare

• Fort McMurray Fire• $100M likely to be Federal contribution

• Slave Lake Fire cost $1.3B

Syrian Refugee Facts and Figures

• Cost outlook for immigration citizen ship – Harper last budget showed 1.5B as compare to $1.7B for 2016-2017. This means $200M increase to the budget• Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/rpp/2016-2017/#a1.3• Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/pub/rpp-2015-2016.pdf

• Canada has re-settled over 27,000 – Syrians – no breakout by ethnic group

• Cost to taxpayers $1B • Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/22/syrian-refugees-federal-budget-2016_n_9525346.html• http://globalnews.ca/news/2594151/federal-budget-2016-syrian-refugees-could-cost-taxpayers-nearly-1-billion/

• Refugee costs – There are claims the monthly amount per refugee is $2,500/month• http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/fact-check-do-refugees-get-more-financial-help-than-canadian-pensioners-1.2670735

• Healthcare and Education• English second language courses• Training/Skills• Healthcare programs

• Housing/Welfare• Rent subsidization• Food bank support• Welfare

Food Bank - UsageFood Banks:In March 2015, 852,137 people received food from a food bank in Canada. More than one-third of those helped were children.• Food bank use in March was 1.3% higher compared to

the same period in 2014 and 26% higher than in 2008, before the start of the global financial crisis. Half of the provinces experienced increases in food bank use in 2015. Hardest hit was Alberta, where unemployment increased by 10% between March 2014 and 2015 in the wake of the dropping price of oil. Three-quarters of food banks in this province reported an increase in use. Nationally, 54% of food banks reported an increase in the number of people requesting food assistance.

• It has now been seven years since food bank use reached a low point of 675,735 individuals in March 2008. The need for food banks spiked drastically in 2009 and has hovered at record levels ever since.