Canada's Immigration System is Officially Broken, Overwhelmed by Virtuous and Short Sighted Election Goals: Needs to Be an Independent Body Using Data, Economic Models, Labour Forecasts, Impacts in Housing, Healthcare, Pensions

1.8 million backlog? Canada's "sacred" institution of immigration is broken. More reasons why the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and (lastly) Citizenship should be an independent body and NOT subject to a government over promising whimsical, reckless, virtuous and short sighted election goals with no knowledge of the resources needed to perform these amounts. 401,000 here, 50,000 there, 20,000 from yet another unfortunate war torn country, ongoing federal programs, ongoing provincial nominee programs, economic class entrants, student visas, temporary visas, family reunifications,  parents and grand parents reunification lotteries...

1.8 million?! By the numbers 

"548,195 permanent residence applications, including 112,392 refugee applications.

775,741 temporary residence applications (study permits, work permits, temporary resident visas and visitor extensions).

468,000 Canadian citizenship applications"

CBC.ca: Ongoing immigration-processing delays leave many in limbo in Canada and overseas.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/delays-across-immigration-streams-leave-many-in-limbo-in-canada-and-overseas-1.6275084