Asylum claims by year – 2018

Given the number of border interceptions currently being processed, there is a delay in asylum claims application information appearing in our system. As determinations are made that persons crossing the border are eligible to make an asylum claim, that information is entered into our system and is reflected in the asylum claims data that is published monthly to our website. Applications information is backdated, as appropriate, as it is entered into the system.

Therefore, the data posted to the IRCC website is considered preliminary and subject to change. Updated data for previous months is published to our website on a monthly basis as it becomes available and according to the monthly data release schedule.

Individuals can make an asylum claim in Canada at a port of entry, at a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) inland office or an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inland office. CBSA or IRCC officials will then determine if an individual is eligible to make an asylum claim.

These numbers reflect asylum claim numbers for 2018 and are still subject to change.

Backgrounder: Claiming asylum in Canada – what happens?

Refugee protection claims statistics (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada)

Asylum claims and interceptions

Monthly report - Calendar year 2018

RCMP Interceptions
Provinces	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quebec	1,458	1,486	1,884	2,479	1,775	1,179	1,552	1,666	1,485	1,334	978	1,242	18,518
Ontario	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manitoba	18	31	53	50	36	31	51	39	44	23	23	11	410
Saskatchewan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alberta	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	12
British Columbia	41	48	33	31	53	53	31	39	68	37	18	27	479
Total - RCMP	1,517	1,565	1,970	2,560	1,869	1,263	1,634	1,747	1,601	1,394	1,019	1,280	19,419

Numbers are manually verified and subject to change.

The number of “RCMP interceptions” refers to asylum seekers apprehended between the ports of entry and does not reflect other border crossings. These numbers may be included in either CBSA or IRCC processing results as the asylum seekers are turned over by the RCMP to these agencies if a claim of refugee status is made.

Asylum Claimants processed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), January - December 2018

Air Ports of Entry
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	--	0	0	0	5
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	0	0	10
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quebec	140	180	245	175	245	245	205	230	325	260	320	340	2,915
Ontario	370	255	215	350	395	280	280	305	350	295	340	355	3,785
Manitoba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	--
Saskatchewan	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
Alberta	--	--	5	5	5	10	--	--	10	15	10	5	80
British Columbia	10	10	5	5	10	5	10	10	15	15	20	20	135
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - Air Ports of Entry	530	445	475	540	660	545	495	550	705	590	690	720	6,935

Land Ports of Entry
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Brunswick	0	0	--	0	0	0	--	--	--	0	--	0	10
Quebec	210	185	1,615	2,505	1,860	1,220	1,620	1,740	1,530	1,385	1,070	1,280	16,220
Ontario	290	225	250	225	215	310	335	385	375	320	235	235	3,405
Manitoba	15	30	55	50	40	35	55	40	45	25	20	20	435
Saskatchewan	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	--
Alberta	15	25	25	15	20	20	40	35	20	30	20	15	275
British Columbia	50	25	35	25	15	15	25	20	35	15	15	30	305
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	--
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - Land Ports of Entry	580	490	1,980	2,825	2,150	1,600	2,075	2,225	2,010	1,785	1,360	1,575	20,655

Marine Ports of Entry
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Mar	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	--
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	--	--	0	--	--	--	--	--	0	15
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quebec	--	0	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Ontario	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manitoba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Saskatchewan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alberta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
British Columbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	--
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - Marine Ports of Entry	--	--	5	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	25

All Ports of Entry (Air, Land and Marine)
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	--	--	0	0	0	5
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	0	0	5	0	--	0	--	5	--	--	--	0	25
New Brunswick	0	0	--	0	0	0	--	--	--	0	--	0	10
Quebec	355	365	1,855	2,685^{Footnote *}	2,110	1,465	1,825	1,970	1,855	1,645	1,390	1,620	19,140
Ontario	660	480	465	575	610	590	615	690	725	620	575	590	7,195
Manitoba	15	30	55	50	40	35	55	40	45	25	20	20	435
Saskatchewan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	5
Alberta	15	30	30	20	25	30	40	40	35	45	30	20	355
British Columbia	60	35	40	30	30	20	35	30	50	35	35	50	445
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	--
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - Ports of Entry	1,110	935	2,455	3,360	2,815	2,145	2,570	2,780	2,715	2,370	2,055	2,295	27,615

Inland Offices
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--
New Brunswick	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	--	0	--
Quebec	410	445	165	20	10	5	10	10	10	25	15	15	1,140
Ontario	10	15	10	5	15	10	10	20	5	15	15	15	150
Manitoba	--	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	0	0	--
Saskatchewan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alberta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	--
British Columbia	10	30	40	35	70	65	35	45	65	50	45	30	525
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - Inland Offices	435	490	215	65	95	80	60	80	80	90	75	60	1,820

Summary of Asylum Claimants processed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), January – December 2018
CBSA designated ports of entry/inland offices	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Air Ports of Entry	530	445	475	540	660	545	495	550	705	590	690	720	6,935
Land Ports of Entry	580	490	1,980	2,825	2,150	1,600	2,075	2,225	2,010	1,785	1,360	1,575	20,655
Marine Ports of Entry	--	0	--	0	5	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	25
All Ports of Entry (Air, Land and Marine)	1,110	935	2,455	3,360	2,815	2,145	2,570	2,780	2,715	2,370	2,055	2,295	27,615
Inland Offices	435	490	215	65	95	80	60	80	80	90	75	60	1,820
Total - CBSA Land, Air and Marine port of entry and Inland Offices	1,545	1,425	2,670	3,425	2,910	2,225	2,630	2,860	2,800	2,460	2,130	2,360	29,435

These statistics include asylum claimants intercepted by the RCMP and brought to a CBSA designated port of entry or inland office, and do not include asylum claims made at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada offices. Figures may vary slightly depending on the date when the claim was received.

Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when 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.

Asylum Claimants processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), January – December 2018
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	5	--	--	0	--	0	10	--	0	--	5	0	30
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	--	--	--	--	5	--	--	5	5	10	--	5	50
New Brunswick	--	--	5	5	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	--	35
Quebec	1,325	1,315	535	515	425	475	585	610	670	970	855	590	8,865
Ontario	930	950	815	665	1,015	910	930	1,235	1,440	1,800	1,915	1,210	13,825
Manitoba	20	20	15	10	5	10	10	20	15	15	20	15	180
Saskatchewan	5	5	--	5	5	--	5	--	5	10	--	--	55
Alberta	95	80	65	90	70	65	105	115	110	150	110	125	1,190
British Columbia	70	105	90	90	85	85	115	130	125	190	170	125	1,375
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Outside Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - IRCC	2,455	2,485	1,530	1,390	1,620	1,550	1,770	2,120	2,370	3,155	3,085	2,070	25,605

Total Asylum Claimants processed by the CBSA and IRCC, January – December 2018
Provinces/Territories	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
Newfoundland and Labrador	5	--	--	0	--	--	10	--	--	--	5	0	35
Prince Edward Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nova Scotia	--	--	5	--	5	--	--	15	10	15	5	5	75
New Brunswick	--	--	5	5	--	--	5	5	5	5	--	--	45
Quebec	2,085	2,120	2,560	3,220	2,545	1,945	2,425	2,590	2,535	2,640	2,255	2,225	29,145
Ontario	1,605	1,440	1,295	1,245	1,645	1,505	1,555	1,950	2,170	2,435	2,505	1,815	21,165
Manitoba	40	50	65	60	45	50	65	60	60	40	40	35	620
Saskatchewan	10	5	--	5	5	--	5	--	5	10	--	--	65
Alberta	110	110	95	115	95	95	150	155	145	190	140	145	1,545
British Columbia	140	170	170	160	185	175	185	205	240	270	250	205	2,345
Yukon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	0	0	0	0	--
Northwest Territories	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nunavut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Outside Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total - CBSA & IRCC	4,000	3,910	4,200	4,815	4,530	3,775	4,400	4,980	5,170	5,615	5,215	4,430	55,040

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Monthly report - Calendar year 2018

Asylum Claimants processed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), January - December 2018

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