"The numbers would increase somewhat, but it would be far less expensive"

If you want to make it easier for refugees to enter Canada, just drop all visa requirements to enter Canada! If you want to make it easier to enter Canada, I think you will find the numbers will increase substantially! We are already paying for medical, dental, drugs, language training, food and housing in many cases, so an increase in numbers will not result in lowering costs. Trudeau should listen carefully to Trump's speech given today, "We will be looking after our citizens first"!