Asylum purposes break information in Canada. In 2022, the variety of candidates has grown to just about 100,000, a big enhance from earlier years.
In response to federal knowledge, “by no means earlier than have so many individuals sought asylum in Canada. A complete of 92,175 asylum seekers crossed the border in 2022.” That is 44% greater than in 2019, earlier than the beginning of the pandemic and the closure of borders.
In response to the identical figures, the land border with the USA at Roxam Highway just isn’t the one level of entry for asylum seekers. This checkpoint accounts for lower than half (42%) of asylum purposes in 2022, or nearly 40,000 folks.
1000’s of asylum seekers arrived final 12 months by air, significantly from the Montreal airport, Canadian media added. Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela and Turkey are the international locations of origin for numerous asylum seekers, who largely select to settle in Quebec.