The announcement, made only 24 hours before the rule came into effect, cited a high number of refugee claims from those countries as reason for the change. (canadianlawyermag.com)
Most provinces offer legal - aid for refugee claims. (news1130.com)
Assuming that the goal of the cuts is to discourage fraudulent refugee claims, there is no evidence that these cuts will have that result. (carl-acaadr.ca)