Asylum claims by year – 2023

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.

These numbers reflect asylum claim numbers for 2023 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 2023

RCMP Interceptions
ProvincesJanFebMarAprilTotal
New Brunswick00000
Quebec4,8754,5174,0876913,548
Ontario00000
Manitoba19515847
Saskatchewan00000
Alberta00000
British Columbia10059718238
Total - RCMP4,9944,5814,1738513,833

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 - March 2023

Air Ports of Entry
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador00000
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia0--00--
New Brunswick00000
Quebec9259701,0101,4904,400
Ontario4004555107152,085
Manitoba000----
Saskatchewan00000
Alberta1020353595
British Columbia25253035115
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Total - Air Ports of Entry1,3651,4801,5802,2756,700
Land Ports of Entry
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador00000
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia00000
New Brunswick00------
Quebec4,9404,5104,34062514,415
Ontario4703655909152,335
Manitoba2010251065
Saskatchewan00------
Alberta15256040140
British Columbia40453540160
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Total - Land Ports of Entry5,4904,9505,0501,63517,125
Marine Ports of Entry
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador00000
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia--0------
New Brunswick010--010
Quebec00000
Ontario00000
Manitoba00000
Saskatchewan00000
Alberta00000
British Columbia00000
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Total - Marine Ports of Entry--10----15
All Ports of Entry (Air, Land and Marine)
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador00000
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia--------5
New Brunswick010----15
Quebec5,8705,4805,3502,11518,815
Ontario8708201,1001,6304,420
Manitoba2010251065
Saskatchewan00------
Alberta25459575240
British Columbia65706080280
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Total - Ports of Entry6,8556,4356,6353,91023,835
Inland Offices
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador00000
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia00000
New Brunswick00000
Quebec1565545130
Ontario30353035130
Manitoba00000
Saskatchewan00000
Alberta00000
British Columbia115709030300
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Total - Inland Offices160170125110560
Summary of Asylum Claimants processed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), January - April 2023
CBSA designated ports of entry/inland officesJanFebMarAprTotal
Air Ports of Entry1,3651,4801,5802,2756,700
Land Ports of Entry5,4904,9505,0501,63517,125
Marine Ports of Entry--10----15
All Ports of Entry (Air, Land and Marine)6,8556,4356,6353,91023,835
Inland Offices160170125110560
Total - CBSA Land, Air and Marine port of entry and Inland Offices7,0156,6056,7554,02024,395

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 - April 2023
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador----0--5
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia--2051035
New Brunswick------510
Quebec1,0909251,0701,1254,210
Ontario2,0901,7852,0651,8707,810
Manitoba1510152055
Saskatchewan10----525
Alberta175175170185705
British Columbia3753253652951,365
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Outside Canada00000
Total - IRCC3,7603,2403,6953,52014,215

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.

Total Asylum Claimants processed by the CBSA and IRCC, January - April 2023
Provinces/TerritoriesJanFebMarAprTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador----0--5
Prince Edward Island00000
Nova Scotia--2051040
New Brunswick--10--520
Quebec6,9756,4706,4253,29023,155
Ontario2,9902,6403,1903,53512,355
Manitoba35154025120
Saskatchewan10--51025
Alberta200220265260945
British Columbia5604655154051,945
Yukon00000
Northwest Territories00000
Nunavut00000
Outside Canada00000
Total - CBSA & IRCC10,7759,84510,4507,54038,615

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.

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