Asylum Seekers Canada
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Trudeau rejects Quebec’s ask for total powers on immigrationPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to give Quebec total control over immigration, as tensions between the province and Ottawa deepen over an influx of asylum seekers.CanadaMar 15
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Ottawa poised to restore visa requirements for Mexicans, Quebec saysThe Quebec government says it has been told by Ottawa that the federal government plans to bring back visa requirements for Mexican nationals.CanadaFeb 28
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Toronto getting $143 million in federal funding for asylum seeker shelter supportEarlier this week, Immigration Minister Marc Miller had announced Ottawa would spend $362 million to help cities and provinces house asylum seekers.CanadaFeb 2
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Asylum seekers coming through Montreal airport in record numbersRoxham Road, an unofficial border crossing, might be closed but asylum seekers have found another way to enter Canada in record numbers: Montreal's Trudeau Airport.PoliticsFeb 1
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Ottawa commits $362M to help provinces, municipalities house asylum seekersThe new funding will come from the Interim Housing Assistance Program, which assists provincial and municipal governments with the costs of operating shelter spaces for refugees.CanadaJan 31
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Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in OttawaFemi Biobaku is just one of nearly 92,000 asylum claimants who fled to Canada in 2022, and around 70,000 more have arrived since, according to the federal government.CanadaAug 28, 2023
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Canada can jail asylum seekers indefinitely — but now there’s a movement to change thatAsylum seekers in Canada say they've experienced severe mental health issues while in immigration detention, including depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughtsInvestigationsOct 14, 2022
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More asylum-seekers crossing into Canada after ban lifted, stats showIn December the number of asylum-seekers entering Canada outside formal land border crossings reached its highest point since August 2017, government statistics show.CanadaApr 25, 2022
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Why migrants risk everything to cross borders in unsafe conditionsMigration experts say the freezing deaths along the Manitoba border were predictable and preventable. Canada and other countries need to ask why migrants resort to human smugglers.CanadaJan 24, 2022
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Canada defends COVID-19 policy barring asylum seekers entering between border crossingsThe government says its policy is justified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the exemptions it has granted prove recourse is available.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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