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  1. The data set may include individuals who have claimed asylum and since obtained a referral to the IRB, individuals who have been determined to be protected persons by IRPA, as well as those who may have since become a permanent resident may still be included in the claimant count in the year in which their asylum claim was made.__

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    Over the course of the pandemic, Canada has continued to receive asylum claims:
    Under a temporary and reciprocal agreement with the United States, asylum claimants seeking to enter Canada from the United States between official land ports of entry will continue to be directed...
    The Federal Court of Appeal has granted the Government of Canada’s appeal of the July 2020 Federal Court decision. As a result, the application of the STCA at land ports of entry remains in effect.
    As of June 2, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s network of panel physicians will offer vaccines to Canada-bound migrants who require an Immigration Medical Examination whe...

    Enhancing Canada’s asylum system

    1. Funding was announced in the Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020 to enable the asylum system to process 50,000 asylum claims annually until March 2023. 2. With this funding, the capacity at the Refugee Protection Division will be maintained at 50,000 claims for two years (2021-2022 and 2022-2023), with one additional year of post-Refugee Appeal Division processing (2023-2024). The 2021-2022 IRCC funding ($13.6M excluding Public Services and Procurement Canada, Shared Services Canada and empl...

    Impact of the recent Federal Court of Appeal’s decision

    1. On April 15, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal granted the Government of Canada’s appeal of the July 2020 Federal Court decision which found that the provisions implementing the STCA violated section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (life, liberty and security), which would have rendered the STCA regime invalid. The Federal Court of Appeal also dismissed the cross-appeal raised with respect to possible s.15 violations (equality) and the vires (i.e. legality) of the designat...

    Order in Council application at land ports of entry

    1. Under the Order in Council (the Order) issued under the Quarantine Act, foreign nationals are prohibited from entering Canada from the United States to make a claim for refugee protection unless they enter Canada at a designated land port of entry and meet an exemption or exception under the Canada-United States STCA, namely: 1.1. Citizens of the United States or stateless habitual residents of the United States 1.2. Claimants with a family member in Canada 1.3. Unaccompanied minors, as de...

    Since the introduction of COVID-related travel restrictions between Canada and the United States, there were 16,823 asylum claims made in Canada (as of April 30, 2021): Directed back and/or Safe Th...

    Under section 5 of the Order in Council issued under the authority of the Quarantine Act titled Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from th...
    Under the Order in Council, asylum claimants entering Canada from the United States at a location other than a designated land port of entry are prohibited from entering Canada to make a claim for...
    To ensure that Canada can continue to meet its domestic and international obligations, targeted exceptions to the prohibition on entering Canada to make a refugee claim at a location other than a l...
  2. Refugee protection can be granted in Canada if the RPD determines that the claimant meets the United Nations definition of a Convention refugee, which has been incorporated into Canadian law, or that the claimant is a person in need of protection.

  3. In 2020 a total of 8,049,323 migrants lived in Canada, representing about 21.2 percent of the total population. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The numbers includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers.

  4. Dec 15, 2012 · Accepted: has determined that the claimant is either a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection. Rejected: has determined that the claimant is not a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection.

  5. Jun 2, 2021 · From March 21, 2020 to April 30, 2021, 412 asylum seekers were directed back to the United States after attempting to enter Canada. Between April 22, 2020 and April 30, 2021, there were approximately 2,550 asylum claims at land border ports of entry.

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  7. Sep 30, 2022 · 2021 Intake. Canada received 25,178 asylum claims in 2021 compared to 23,775 in 2020-Overall asylum claims increased by 6% in 2021; 2020 Intake. Canada received 23,775 asylum claims in 2020 compared to 64,179 in 2019; Overall asylum claims decreased by 63% in 2020; Asylum Claims Received by Type

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