Asylum seekers now taking up more than half of Ottawa’s shelters
Disgruntled Ottawa residents expressing concerns about refugees straining city resources are being criticized by city councillors for allowing “fear (to) get in the way of compassion.”
21,000 migrants caught crossing illegally from Canada into U.S. in 2024
This year alone, 21,000 migrants have been intercepted crossing illegally from Canada into the U.S., data shows.
Trudeau Government has enforced less than 10,000 deportations out of nearly 500,000 asylum claims
CBSA reveals just 9,194 enforced deportations have taken place since 2016, out of 476,825 asylum claims.
Documents: Liberals deported only 6,322 failed asylum seekers between 2016-2022, nearly 50,000 remain
Liberals have barely deported any failed refugee claimants, documents reveal.
250,000 asylum claimants in Canada waiting for claim to be processed
Canada’s asylum system is backed up, expensive, and slow. Average processing time: 44 months.
Asylum Shopping: 14,000 foreign students have applied for refugee status in Canada this year
By the end of this year, about 18,000 foreign students will have claimed they are refugees, given free housing and food from Canadian taxpayers.
Majority of Canadians want less immigration: poll
Most Canadians want to take in fewer immigrants moving forward, despite the Liberals’ plan to keep increasing the numbers.
Smith says Alberta can’t take in more refugees
Smith says Alberta doesn’t have the capacity to take in more asylum claimants.
Liberals plan hotel purchases to manage refugee surge
The Liberals’ latest strategy to stem the influx of asylum shoppers is buying up hotels for them to stay in for free.
Immigration spent over $100 million on refugee claimants in Niagara alone last year
Documents from Immigration revealed that, between February 2023 and January 2024, as many as 4,896 asylum seekers were sent to Niagara, costing taxpayers an average of $208 for each individual per day, “which includes rooms, meals, services, and security.”