Some Chinese immigration applicants are ready to use the Canadian legal system to protect their rights in response to Ottawa's sudden change to the immigration plan, Qi Lixin, honorary president of the Beijing Entry and Exit Service Association, said on Tuesday.

On Feb 11, the Canadian government released its 2014 Economic Action Plan, saying without prior warning that it is planning to terminate its Immigration Investor Program and Federal Entrepreneur Program, and it intends to refund the applicants' fees.

This plan, if endorsed by Parliament, would shut the door to more than 57,000 Chinese investors who have submitted immigration applications to the Canadian immigration office, Qi said.