Evaluation of CIC's Visitor Visa Program : Évaluation du programme des visas de visiteur de CIC

Under the revised CIC PAA, the alignment of the Visitor Visa Program under Strategic Outcome 4 (Managed migration that promotes Canadian interests and protects the health, safety, and security of Canadians) obscures the dual nature of the Program’s objectives, which are intended to balance facilitation of travel and protection of the integrity of the immigration and refugee system. [...] Organization of the report The report consists of four sections: Chapter 1 provides the background of the program; Chapter 2 describes the methodology used to conduct the evaluation; Chapter 3 presents the evaluation findings and evidence; and Chapter 4 contains recommendations based on the findings and conclusions of the evaluation. [...] At the intermediate level, both components of the CIC’s Visitor Visa Program seek to balance the objectives of facilitating legitimate travel while protecting the integrity of the immigration and asylum system and, in the longer term, protection of Canada’s interests and the health, safety and security of Canadians. [...] Protection of the health, safety and security of Canadians The literature, documents and key informants frame the need to control the movement of temporary residents as a mechanism to protect the health, safety and security of Canada. [...] Under the revised CIC PAA, the alignment of the Visitor Visa Program under Strategic Outcome 4 (Promotion of Canadian interests and protecting the health, safety and security of Canada) obscures the dual nature of the Program’s objectives, which are intended to balance facilitation of travel and protection of the integrity of the immigration and refugee system.