CIMM – Data Cheat Sheet – March 3, 2022

Number of Asylum Claims Received between January 1, 2021 and February 20, 2022 by IRCC/CBSA and by Month
IRCC/CBSA	2021													2022			Total
IRCC/CBSA	2021 - 01	2021 - 02	2021 - 03	2021 - 04	2021 - 05	2021 - 06	2021 - 07	2021 - 08	2021 - 09	2021 - 10	2021 - 11	2021 - 12	Total	2022 - 01	2022 - 02	Total	Total
CBSA	352	314	266	307	328	367	498	793	1,444	1,591	2,352	4,461	13,073	3,478	2,522	6,000	19,073
IRCC	851	825	1,020	802	831	750	747	687	899	1,084	1,720	1,948	12,164	1,807	1,376	3,183	15,347
Unspecified						1					1	1	3				3
Total	1,203	1,139	1,286	1,109	1,159	1,118	1,245	1,480	2,343	2,675	4,073	6,410	25,240	5,285	3,898	9,183	34,423

Report Compiled by OPP-DART(Asylum)

Data is operational and subject to change.

Data source and Date: IRCC-EDW (CBR) - Refreshed February 28, 2022

From February 2021 to January 2022, there was a 55% reduction in asylum claim volume in comparison to the period from February 2019 to January 2020.
Although there was an initial surge in claims after the Order in Council (OIC) prohibiting entry into Canada from the US was lifted on November 21, 2021, there was an 18% decrease in asylum claims made from December 2021 to January 2022, and an 8% decrease from January 2022 to February 20, 2022.
As of February 20 2022, inland claims accounted for 35% of all claims. As inland claims are typically delayed, it is expected to surge in the next months. Airport claims accounted for 13%, Between the Ports (BtP) accounted for 45% of claims and regular land border accounted for 7% of total claims.
Mexico has been the top source country for asylum claims for the past 12 month period ending February 20, 2022; however, Haiti has been the top source country since the OIC.
As of January 31, 2021, the current eligibility inventory for IRCC is 5.7K, with another 1.1K pending Minister’s Delegate Review (MDR).

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