It would be responsive to emergency situations and would be transparent. In fact, Canadian missions should already be working on the basis of a similar system of priorities. Overseas Selection and Processing of Convention Refugees Seeking Resettlement and Members of the Humanitarian Designated Classes outlines a set of processing priorities. New Management Strategies 16. In addition to reviewing existing management tools, the paper also explores alternative approaches which could affect Canada s resettlement program.
Budgetary realities make numerical limits or targets inevitable.
Canada s resettlement levels or targets have been a significant part of how Canada currently manages resettlement. While numerical limits are predictable, once they are met, Canada may not necessarily remain responsive to additional resettlement needs. Furthermore, an approach based on numerical limits would run counter to the guidelines that there should be no ceilings on private sponsorship. Any management approach should be sufficiently flexible to respond to urgent situations, regardless of the numerical limit. One way this could be addressed would be by setting aside an annual contingency reserve, which could be used for unforeseen individual cases or groups during the year.