Number of refugee claims made by irregular border crossers in Canada 2017-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, May 10, 2024

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

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February 2024

Region

Canada

Survey time period

April 2017 to December 2023

Supplementary notes

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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