CIMM – Q-895– November 18, 2022
Inquiry of Ministry
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Question No: Q-895 by Ms. Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul)
Date : October 19, 2022
Reply by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Print name of Signatory: Marie-France Lalonde, M.P.
Signature, Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
Question:
Q-895 — With regard to individuals who have entered Canada at irregular border crossings, since January 1, 2020, broken down by month: how many individuals entered at such border crossings, broken down by province or territory, and by area (e.g., near Emerson, Manitoba)?
Reply (Original text):
Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:
Asylum claims by persons who entered Canada between ports of entry (i.e. via an irregular border crossing) are tracked, but the specific areas where they crossed the border are not systematically tracked and are therefore not available.
From January 1, 2020 to August 31, 2022 there have been 32,030 claims made between ports of entry. Annex A provides total breakdowns by province, year and month.
Q-895 Annex A
Q-895 — October 19, 2022 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul) — With regard to individuals who have entered Canada at irregular border crossings, since January 1, 2020, broken down by month: how many individuals entered at such border crossings, broken down by province or territory, and by area (e.g., near Emerson, Manitoba)?
Asylum Claims by Persons who entered Canada Between Ports of Entry by Province between January 2020 and August 2022
| Province | 2020 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Alberta | 15 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | 30 |
| British Columbia | 30 | 15 | 25 | 5 | -- | 5 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 170 |
| Manitoba | 5 | -- | 5 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 20 |
| New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ontario | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | -- | 10 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 130 |
| Quebec | 1,110 | 975 | 940 | -- | 20 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 3,245 |
| Saskatchewan | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Total | 1,175 | 1,000 | 975 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 65 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 3,600 |
Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated.
| Province | 2021 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Alberta | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| British Columbia | 20 | 5 | 5 | -- | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 80 | 290 |
| Manitoba | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 65 |
| New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ontario | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 60 | 20 | 10 | -- | 245 |
| Quebec | 25 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 80 | 130 | 90 | 745 | 2,785 | 4,005 |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Total | 65 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 40 | 30 | 65 | 130 | 225 | 160 | 840 | 2,895 | 4,635 |
Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated.
| Province | 2022 (Jan to Aug) | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total | ||
| Alberta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 15 | 75 |
| British Columbia | 50 | 45 | 60 | 30 | 70 | 40 | 50 | 75 | 415 | 875 |
| Manitoba | 35 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 215 | 300 |
| New Brunswick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Ontario | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 375 |
| Quebec | 2,320 | 2,185 | 2,480 | 2,725 | 3,530 | 3,050 | 3,630 | 3,225 | 23,145 | 30,395 |
| Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 5 |
| Total | 2,410 | 2,245 | 2,555 | 2,785 | 3,645 | 3,120 | 3,700 | 3,335 | 23,795 | 32,030 |
Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated.
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