Canada Refugee Numbers

• Canada will nearly double number of protected persons admitted this year: minister

  Marco Mendicino said the new target is 45,000, up from 23,500, for those who have applied for and been granted refugee status after arriving in the country and their families.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2021
  
• Advocates decry changes to law for refugees with claims in other countries

  Refugee advocates are crying foul over proposed Liberal government changes to immigration laws that aim to keep would-be asylum seekers from entering Canada at unofficial border crossings.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2019
  
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• If refugees have made claims in certain countries, they soon may not be allowed to in Canada

  The Liberal government is bringing in this rule in an effort to stem the tide of asylum seekers.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2019