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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
For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)

Safe Third Country Agreement Footnote 1

  • 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.
For approval to release this report externally, please contact the Data Protocol Unit (DPU)

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