Between the third quarter of 2017 and the end of 2023, the largest share of Canada's refugee applications came from people from Haiti. Among these, 3,376 had been accepted, and 5,664 had been rejected. The remaining countries with the largest share of applications were fairly spread out across the globe, although the majority of applications are believed to have come from those fleeing persecution or seeking asylum.
Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim
* The source adds the following information: "Due to privacy considerations, some values in this table have been suppressed and replaced with the notation "--". As a result, components may not be a sum of the total indicated. In general, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada suppresses values greater than 0 but less than 20."
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. (February 28, 2024). Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. "Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim." Chart. February 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. (2024). Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. "Number of Refugee Claims Made by Persons Coming from Countries of Alleged Persecution Who Crossed The Border Illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by Country and Outcome of The Claim." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of refugee claims made by persons coming from countries of alleged persecution who crossed the border illegally in Canada from January 2017 to December 2023, by country and outcome of the claim [Graph], Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250574/refugee-claims-illegal-immigrants-persecuting-countries-canada/
