Refugee circumstance would probably still carry a lot of weight as per normal. Different classes of immigration do have different criteria, and people in government would probably be aware of what you mention already. I don't know how many Canadians think refugees first hearing the term immigration. But many people think foreign labor supply first, when they think of immigration. Like hiring at a company, you want to bring in/on the right quantity and quality of economic immigration people. Maybe we will hear more from the candidates later about refugees.