On Thursday, the RCMP reported that 15, 726 people have made asylum claims in Canada so far this year. That’s compared to 15, 102 as of the same time in 2017.
- Provinces and cities to get $114M from feds for asylum seeker housing
- Asylum seekers expected to be key issue in 2019 election, especially in Quebec
- Refugee claims to Canada on track to hit highest levels in nearly 30 years