Documents reveal that, since 2016, the Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) has enforced fewer deportations than the number of migrants they’ve lost track of who require deportation.
The revelation comes from an order paper question submitted by Conservative MP Laila Goodridge.
Of the nearly half a million asylum claimants who could be subject to a deportation order, the CBSA indicated that they’ve lost track of 29,731 individuals who “failed to appear for removal proceedings.”
Comparatively, since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in office, the CBSA has enforced the deportation of just 9,194 illegal citizens or failed asylum seekers.
As reported last month, about 250,000 asylum claimants are in Canada and waiting for the Canadian government to make a decision about their status. This figure jumped from just over 100,000 in June of 2023.
Moreover, claims are taking on average 44 months to process. Some refugee claimants are costing Canadian taxpayers $80,000 each, per year, on things like housing (hotels) and food.
In terms of temporary residents in Canada (student and work visas), nearly five million permits are set to expire over the next year.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said he expects these individuals to “leave voluntarily.”
This finding was first reported in The Toronto Sun.
