Between the third quarter of 2017 and the end of 2021, the number of refugee claims made by irregular border crossers in Canada decreased overall, from more than 8,500 during the third quarter of 2017 to fewer than 400 by the end of the period. The number of these requests, however, increased again since then, reaching a peak during the first quarter of 2023, with more than 14,000 refugee claims.
Number of refugee claims made per quarter by persons who crossed the border illegally in Canada from April 2017 to December 2023
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada defines irregular border crossers as people who have entered Canada via official points of entry. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Statistiques relatives aux personnes arrivées à la suite d’un passage irrégulier à la frontière, April 2017 to December 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. (February 28, 2024). Number of refugee claims made per quarter by persons who crossed the border illegally in Canada from April 2017 to December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250546/refugee-claims-irregular-border-crossers-canada/
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Number of refugee claims made per quarter by persons who crossed the border illegally in Canada from April 2017 to December 2023 [Graph], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250546/refugee-claims-irregular-border-crossers-canada/
