The province has given written notice to the federal government that it is ending an agreement to use provincial correctional centres to house people detained on immigration matters
A border agency spokeswoman said there are federal immigration holding centres, or IHCs, in Toronto; Laval, Que.; and Surrey, B.C.
Mike Ellis, Alberta’s minister of public safety and emergency services, said earlier this week that the change is in response to concerns about using correctional facilities to hold people who haven’t been charged with a criminal offence or convicted of one. But Roby said the agency only detains those who are considered to be a danger to the public, unable to satisfy an officer of their identity or who are unlikely to appear for an immigration proceeding.
“The final decision as to whether or not a province will house an immigration detainee always rests with the provincial authority, regardless of whether or not an agreement is in place.”
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