Asylum Seekers Continued Crossing Into Canada Despite Border Closure

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Asylum Seekers Continued Crossing Into Canada Despite Border Closure
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While waiting for decisions for their asylum claims, many have started working in health care.

OTTAWA — Asylum seekers continue to cross the Canada-U.S. border despite the widespread closure that remains in effect to all but non-essential travel.

The closure deal carved out exceptions for essential travel, but those who were hoping to come to Canada from the U.S. to claim refugee status were told they would be turned back to the U.S. They do so because of the Safe Third Country Agreement, which governs asylum claims between Canada and the U.S. It forbids most people from lodging a claim when they arrive at a formal border point.

All told, 1,390 claims for asylum were filed in Canada in May, and 1,570 in April, according to the newly published data from the Immigration Department.The vast majority of what’s known as “irregular crossers” arrived in Quebec, and as they’ve awaited decisions on their claims, many have found work in health care.

A new study published this week by Statistics Canada highlights the oversized role newcomers to Canada play in the health sector. The data does not distinguish how the workers arrived in Canada, so it is unclear how many may have come through refugee programs.

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