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If that is not enough, the new regulations carry with it a hefty price tag with them as applicants will be obligated to pay more fees as well as show a significant amount of settlement funds in order to qualify (Abrams, 2). It costs approximately $550 each for the applicant, spouse and dependent in immigration fees. The fees may sound fair from the standpoint of a rich person or someone coming from a country with a good economy and currency value, but the total may be a large amount for some people to handle considering that afterwards, they need to show money in available funds as well. A family of three used to need C $12, 939 but under the new regulations, they need to demonstrate that they have at least C $27, 805 in available funds ready. $28, 000 is an outrageous amount of money for a family of three and this is after all the crazy immigration fees have been paid for. Though all the new implementations may have valid arguments, the fact of the matter remains that due to these new changes, immigrants will be evaluated tougher and harsher than before.
If the tough criterion was not enough, now racial profiling has also founds its way into Canada's immigration policies. Even though Canada was marketing itself as getting "tough on criminals," the hard fact remains up front that by "getting tough," Canadian Immigration officials have become racist and racial profiling has occurred (Singer, 2). People from the Middle East have been targeted and have been discriminated against. They have either been evaluated harsher than others or have been discriminated during their evaluations. By getting harsh on immigrants, there will be more and more racial profiling and racism against people from specific backgrounds. That might be able to prevent terrorists from entering Canada but will also make life even more miserable for innocent people trying to immigrate to Canada. .
According to the new regulations, it will now be easier for families to immigrate to Canada however, individuals, especially males, will suffer since they will be evaluated with a tougher system (Singer, 2).
