Excellent commentary in this article.

If I may add further, that once a potential refugee enters illegally, Canada then extends financial support whilst they are waiting for the results of their application, and the results of any subsequent appeals. 

Financial support, plus free medical, and free schooling.

Should an applicant give birth in Canada, this may bolster their claims to refugee status, or give them an avenue for legal immigration in the future as a sponsored immigrant.

Not only are these advantages not extended to applicants outside of Canada, who follow the legal process, these advantages are so great that it could compel many more potential refugees to skip trying to enter Canada legally.

Our system is not just being undercut, we are enabling a collapse of our refugee system.