Canada deporting nearly 400 people a week, fastest pace in a decade
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The Canada Border Services Agency is removing people, largely refugee claimants, from the country at a rate not seen in over a decade as the Carney government moves to slow population growth. Refugee lawyers express concern deportations may ramp up further if Bill C-12 passes next year.
Breakdown
- Canada is deporting about 400 people a week, a decade-high rate.
- Most deportees are failed refugee claimants. 9s
- Removals are projected to hit a record 22,000 this fiscal year. 42s
- Deportation costs have risen to nearly $80 million this year. 48s
- Canada's population dropped by 76,000 last quarter, a record decrease. 1m 40s