Canada Asylum Seekers

• Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa

  Femi 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.

  Canada

  Aug 28
  
• Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario

  "It was an unexpected surge. It's hundreds in Niagara right now."

  Canada

  Feb 17
  
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• Quebec premier calls on Trudeau to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Canada

  The premier, who has maintained the province doesn't have the capacity to welcome more people, says the prime minister should post a new tweet telling migrants not to come.

  Canada

  Feb 15
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• ‘Roxham Road! 60 dollars!’: Here’s how asylum seekers cross irregularly into Canada

  In December, a total of 4,689 migrants entered the country through Quebec's Roxham Road — more than all would-be refugees who arrived in Canada in 2021.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• Bloc, NDP slam Tory MP over refusal to help Quebec family of refugees facing deportation

  Quebec MP Richard Martel made the comment in a Radio-Canada interview as he discussed the case of a family from El Salvador who entered Canada several years ago via Roxham Road.

  Politics

  Dec 20, 2022
• Canada sees rise in Mexican asylum seekers, with majority landing in Montreal

  From January to mid-October, 6,501 of the 7,968 Mexican asylum seekers arriving in Canada by air landed in Montreal, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2022
• Arrest of immigration consultant sparks questions about why regulator didn’t act sooner

  Lawyers and potential victims are asking if the body governing immigration consultants could have done more to stop the alleged misconduct of one of its members.

  Crime

  Feb 25, 2020
• Liberal incumbent Ahmed Hussen re-elected in Ontario riding

  Hussen has served as Canada's immigration minister since January 2017, when former Liberal MP John McCallum stepped down to become ambassador to China.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2019
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• Fact check: Liberals claim ‘every single’ asylum seeker gets screened

  Trudeau and immigration officials continue to insist the system is just fine and that Conservatives are merely stoking fears for partisan gain.

  Canada

  May 16, 2019
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• Number of irregular asylum claims in Canada declines as experts warn of populist backlash

  The number of asylum-seekers crossing the border "irregularly" into Canada has slowed compared to early last year.

  Canada

  May 15, 2019