Global News reports that nearly 13,000 international students applied for asylum in Canada between January and August of this year. Government of Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller both emphasized the importance of addressing the misuse of the international student program and asylum system as a shortcut to gain Canadian permanent residency or citizenship. An IRCC spokesperson noted that there are legitimate circumstances under which international students may “make an asylum claim because of developments in their country of origin” after arriving in Canada.
Global News
| Statistics Canada (Jan to July)
