Asylum Seekers Canada

• Woman, 2 young kids missing after trying to cross border into Canada: RCMP

  RCMP say the three people are missing in the woods near the Quebec border with the U.S. after they were part of a group attempting to cross into Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 17
  
• Legault backs minister who said Quebec can’t offer asylum from ‘all world’s misery’

  Legault told reporters Thursday in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec's social security net to the limit.

  Canada

  Apr 10
  
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• Asylum seekers go to Canada as U.S. aims to end migrants’ protected status

  The rise in would-be refugees comes as the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the U.S. is set to expire over the next weeks and months.

  Canada

  Apr 8
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• Refugee influx prompts temporary housing in some Canadian cities

  A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals.

  Economy

  Nov 20, 2024
• RCMP prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’ of asylum-seekers fleeing Trump

  RCMP are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2024
• Smith says Alberta opposes feds’ asylum claimants relocation plan, ‘cannot afford it’

  Miller's office noted "the world is facing unprecedented flows of asylum seekers, and Canada is not immune to these trends."

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2024
• ‘Largely fictitious.’ Immigration minister criticizes New Brunswick premier’s claims

  Immigration Minister Marc Miller says claims by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs that Ottawa wants to force the province to take in 4,600 asylum seekers are "largely fictitious."

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2024
• Ottawa to give Quebec $750M for surge in temporary immigrants

  The federal government is offering Quebec $750 million to help pay for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province, federal officials say.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2024
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• Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say

  Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Adegboye and her husband have worked as orderlies providing health care to vulnerable patients.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2024
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• Housing asylum seekers at Niagara hotels cost Canada more than $100 million

  Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show the federal government spent more than $100 million housing asylum seekers at hotels.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2024