CIMM – Asylum Key Facts And Figures as of September 30, 2022 – November 29, 2022
Since the easing of border restriction on November 21, 2021, there have been 70.9 K claims made across Canada, representing a 34% increase in claims compared to the same period pre-COVID (2018/2019).
There were 8,661 asylum claims made in September, 2022. An increased of 270% compared to the same period last year.
Since March 2020, 1,269 asylum seekers were directed back to the U.S. [Unofficial Numbers as of September 30, 2022].
The Eligibility Inventory consists of 6.3 K claims pending eligibility at IRCC and 25 K pending at CBSA for a total of 31.1 K as of October 4, 2022.
Currently there are about 1.7 K initial work permits pending (As of 4 October 2022).
For irregular claims made in Quebec
As of September 2022 for irregular claims made in Quebec: 80% of eligibility decisions made in the last 8-weeks were done within 194 days or less.
Between January and September 2022, there have been 6,705 work permits issued to asylum claimants
During the 8 week period ending on September 2022, 80% of the work permit applications took 20 days or less to be processed
Ukrainian nationals made less than 10 claims in September 2022, for a total of 306 since the February 24, 2022 military invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
2022 Intake
Between January 1 and September 30, 2022, total asylum claims increased by 418% when compared to the same period last year.
Canada received 62,430 asylum claims between January 1 and September 30, 2022 compared to 12,046 the same period last year.
2021 Intake
Canada received 25,178 asylum claims in 2021 compared to 23,775 in 2020
Overall asylum claims increased by 6% in 2021
2020 Intake
Canada received 23,775 asylum claims in 2020 compared to 64,179 in 2019
Overall asylum claims decreased by 63% in 2020
Asylum Claims Received by Type
Mode of Entry
2019
2020
2021
% Change (Jan to Sept over same period last year)
2022 (Jan to Sept)
% Change (Jan to Sept over same period last year)
% Change (Nov 21, 2021 to Sept 30, 2022
Regular Claims
Airport
8,125
1,864
3,471
-45%
10,871
1,042%
84%
Inland
34,639
15,825
11,816
-45%
18,706
157%
-24%
Land Border
4,427
2,471
5,235
85%
5,321
73%
64%
Marine
24
15
19
8%
13
-7%
-36%
Total
47,215
20,175
20,541
-31%
34,911
209%
3%
Irregular
Irregular
16,962
3,600
4,637
-78%
27,519
3,629%
122%
Total
64,177
23,775
25,178
-40%
62,430
418%
35%
Historical Intake
Asylum Claims Across Canada
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 (Jan to Sept)
10,435
13,503
16,117
23,907
50,899
55,185
64,179
23,775
25,178
62,430
Report Compiled by OPP-DART(Asylum)
*These numbers are preliminary and will not match official IRCC numbers.
Data source and Date: IRCC-EDW (CBR) - Refreshed October 13, 2022
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Between January 1 and September 30, 2022, there were 662 STCA refusals, a increase of 77% to the number of STCA refusals when compared to the same period last year (373).
In 2021, there were 690 asylum claims determined to be ineligible under the STCA; a increase of 89% when contrasted with the same reporting period in 2020 (365).
In 2020, there were 365 asylum claims determined to be ineligible under the STCA; a decrease of 44% when contrasted with the same reporting period in 2019 (652).
Claims Received by Initial Province Footnote 2 Between January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2022
Year
Alberta
Atlantic
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Territories
Unspecified
2020
924
136
2,239
154
10,701
9,589
32
--
--
2021
941
113
2,020
157
11,679
10,223
38
5
2
2022
1318
88
2,722
377
18,100
39,715
42
2
66
Asylum Claims By Nationality
Regular and Irregular Asylum Claims received between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 by Top 15 Citizenships for 2022
Rank
Citizenship
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
CA - 2022
1
Mexico
435
701
780
630
639
873
898
1,092
1,378
1,437
1,589
1,843
10,379
2
Haiti
179
266
905
1,171
981
762
902
1,255
748
908
760
766
8,253
3
Turkey
203
302
480
368
427
688
850
821
1,005
838
546
879
6,422
4
Colombia
189
354
496
290
399
497
462
538
640
698
735
764
5,023
5
Iran
185
327
385
361
388
381
316
309
360
310
505
299
3,229
6
India
98
146
187
141
223
262
336
356
341
328
384
347
2,718
7
Unspecified
9
21
8
8
74
109
121
374
327
431
405
392
2,241
8
Pakistan
121
132
231
147
138
168
127
186
237
259
226
249
1,737
9
Chile
43
48
171
201
172
115
148
168
112
118
124
125
1,283
10
Nigeria
63
114
206
121
130
155
97
127
122
98
175
191
1,216
11
Venezuela
66
71
125
88
101
85
73
100
75
156
170
164
1,012
12
Brazil
16
17
87
102
99
82
113
138
84
119
79
106
922
13
Congo, Democratic Republic
28
63
200
109
67
85
98
87
81
101
122
116
866
14
United States of America
41
47
110
90
66
78
77
144
92
102
107
71
827
15
Sri Lanka
25
46
75
67
99
86
67
53
98
99
132
91
792
N/A
Other
973
1,403
1,954
1,385
1,312
1,697
1,442
1,628
1,649
1,914
2,225
2,258
15,510
Total
2,674
4,058
6,400
5,279
5,315
6,123
6,127
7,376
7,349
7,916
8,284
8,661
62,430
BtP Asylum Claims received between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 by Top 5 Citizenships for 2022
Rank
Citizenship
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
YTD - 2022
1
Haiti
6
110
749
1,059
891
702
815
1,177
665
820
637
666
7,432
2
Turkey
37
128
292
208
244
437
574
571
703
634
384
659
4,414
3
Colombia
10
167
316
174
223
323
293
321
388
497
497
572
3,288
4
Unspecified
9
14
2
7
72
106
120
363
311
419
401
384
2,183
5
Chile
0
15
156
179
145
105
119
144
89
89
66
75
1,011
N/A
Other
97
408
1,383
781
668
884
862
1,069
960
1,242
1,330
1,395
9,191
Total
159
842
2,898
2,408
2,243
2,557
2,783
3,645
3,116
3,701
3,315
3,751
27,519
Top 15 Citizenship - Asylum Claims Received
Rank
Citizenship
2021
1
Mexico
3,165
2
Colombia
2,134
3
Iran
1,973
4
Haiti
1,820
5
Turkey
1,805
6
India
1,497
7
Pakistan
807
8
People’s Republic of China
633
9
Nigeria
600
10
Venezuela
589
11
Afghanistan
539
12
Congo, Democratic Republic
477
13
Lebanon
445
14
Sri Lanka
433
15
United Sates of America
390
N/A
Other
7,871
Total
25,178
Rank
Citizenship
2020
1
India
3,031
2
Mexico
2,912
3
Iran
2,520
4
Colombia
1,160
5
Haiti
1,149
6
Pakistan
850
7
People’s Republic of China
704
8
Nigeria
675
9
Turkey
572
10
Sri Lanka
546
11
Venezuela
469
12
United Sates of America
454
13
Congo, Democratic Republic
393
14
Lebanon
361
15
Bangladesh
331
N/A
Other
7,648
Total
23,775
TOP 5 Citizenships - Btp Asylum Claims Received
Rank
Citizenship
2021
1
Haiti
901
2
Turkey
595
3
Colombia
593
4
Nigeria
226
5
Pakistan
213
N/A
Other
2,109
Total
4,637
Rank
Citizenship
2020
1
Haiti
423
2
Colombia
366
3
Nigeria
329
4
Pakistan
275
5
United States of America
159
N/A
Other
2,048
Total
3,600
Report Compiled by OPP-DART(Asylum)
Data source and Date: IRCC-EDW (CBR) - Refreshed October 13, 2022
*These numbers are preliminary and will not match official IRCC numbers
Contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)
Top 5 Nationalities For Asylum Claims Since Border Restrictions Lifted In November 2021 Compared To The Same Period Pre-COVID
Top 5 nationalities of all Asylum claimants from Nov 21, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2019
Rank
Citizenship
Total
1
India
5,798
2
Iran
4,952
3
Mexico
4,952
4
Nigeria
3,745
5
Colombia
2,825
N/A
Other
30,509
Total
52,781
Top 5 nationalities for BtP Asylum claimants from Nov. 21, 2018 - Sept. 30 2019
Rank
Citizenship
Total
1
Nigeria
2,647
2
Colombia
1,262
3
Congo, Democratic Republic of
907
4
Pakistan
725
5
U.S.A
714
N/A
Other
7,770
Total
14,025
Top 5 nationalities of all Asylum claimants from Nov. 21, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022
Rank
Citizenship
Total
1
Mexico
11,441
2
Haiti
9,314
3
Turkey
7,041
4
Colombia
5,725
5
Iran
3,747
N/A
Other
33,378
Total
70,646
Top 5 nationalities BtP Asylum claimants from Nov. 21, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022
Rank
Citizenship
Total
1
Haiti
8,284
2
Turkey
4,773
3
Colombia
3,740
4
Unspecified
2,186
5
Chile
1,181
N/A
Other
10,905
Total
31,069
Report Compiled by OPP-DART(Asylum).
Data source and Date: IRCC-EDW (CBR) - Refreshed October
*These numbers are preliminary and will not match official IRCC numbers.
For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)
Visa Lift Key Facts And Figures
Romania
3,084 asylum claims received since the visa-lift (Dec 2017 to Sep 2022).
Highest volume of asylum claims occurred in January 2018 with 281 claims.
Yearly eTA refusal rates have remained at or below 8%- 2020 7,414
eTA Processed and Refusal Rate for Romania
Year
Volume
Refusal Rate
2019
26,931
5%
2020
7,414
5%
2021
6,460
8%
2022
16,792
4%
Claim Received for Romania
Claims Received
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2018
280
125
130
235
180
125
85
65
35
60
55
55
1,430
2019
50
35
50
55
55
55
50
70
50
65
50
30
620
2020
35
40
15
15
5
10
--
5
--
--
--
--
135
2021
--
10
--
--
--
--
--
--
5
25
35
80
160
2022
50
70
50
45
55
45
80
115
90
--
--
--
600
Mexico
Between January 1, 2022 and Sep 2022, there were 10,379 Mexican asylum claims representing an increase of 731% compared to the same period last year.
Highest volume of asylum claims occurred in September 2022 with 1,843 claims
Yearly eTA refusal rates have remained at or below 8%
eTA Processed and Refusal Rate for Mexico
Year
Volume
Refusal Rate
2019
377,652
4%
2020
88,340
7%
2021
90,039
8%
2022
271,175
5%
Claim Received for Mexico
Claims Received
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2018
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2019
370
350
400
385
460
445
545
610
785
730
600
655
6,345
2020
480
575
440
145
270
210
110
115
130
135
145
155
2,910
2021
145
155
160
110
105
120
140
115
205
435
700
780
3,165
2022
630
640
875
900
1,090
1,380
1,435
1,590
1,845
--
--
--
10,380
Bulgaria
188 asylum claims received since the visa-lift (Dec 2017 to Sep 2022).
Highest volume of asylum claims occurred in November 2018 with 18 claims.
Yearly eTA refusal rates have remained at or below 4%
eTA Processed and Refusal Rate for Bulgaria
Year
Volume
Refusal Rate
2019
7,306
2%
2020
2,235
3%
2021
1,493
4%
2022
3,684
1%
Claim Received for Bulgaria
Claims Received
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
2017
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
5
5
2018
--
--
5
--
10
5
5
--
--
--
20
--
60
2019
--
10
15
--
5
5
5
--
10
10
15
--
85
2020
--
10
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
10
2021
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
5
--
10
2022
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
15
*These numbers are preliminary and will not match official IRCC numbers.
Report Compiled by OPP-DART(Asylum)
Data source and Date: IRCC-EDW (CBR) - Refreshed October 13, 2022
Values under 5 have been suppressed and all other data has been rounded to the nearest 5 for privacy reasons, to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled to publicly available statistics.
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