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One of the more remarkable aspects of Canada's diplomatic brawl with India over the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist is how rarely it gets mentioned by our politicians. We tend to give scant attention to foreign affairs in this country — a luxury we may no longer be able to afford.
Despite Canada's efforts to slow the stream of asylum seekers across its borders, refugee claims in the country have only risen. The phenomenon is no better illustrated than at the Montreal airport, where the number of asylum seekers attempting entry has exploded five-fold since 2019.
The March 2023 amendment to the Safe Third Country Agreement has forced asylum seekers to change their approach to entering Canada. In this analysis, Canada Institute Intern Isabelle Steiner writes on how asylum seekers have adapted to the closure of Roxham Road and other unofficial crossing points along the Canada-US border.
The US-Canada border has seen a staggering surge of more than 6,000 migrants from 76 countries detained so far this fiscal year.
A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. was, at first glance, a quick success: Within days, the number of people caught at unofficial crossings along the border dwindled to a trickle. But five months later, the overall number of people filing refugee claims in Canada has risen instead of falling.