Asylum Seekers Canada

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• ‘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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Trudeau rejects Quebec’s ask for total powers on immigration

  Prime 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.

  Canada

  Mar 15
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• Ottawa poised to restore visa requirements for Mexicans, Quebec says

  The Quebec government says it has been told by Ottawa that the federal government plans to bring back visa requirements for Mexican nationals.

  Canada

  Feb 28
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• Toronto getting $143 million in federal funding for asylum seeker shelter support

  Earlier this week, Immigration Minister Marc Miller had announced Ottawa would spend $362 million to help cities and provinces house asylum seekers.

  Canada

  Feb 2