The big increase began at the same time the Trudeau government closed the illegal crossing at Roxham Road.
A total of 13,840 people have declared themselves refugees at airports across the country in the first six months of 2023. The total for all of 2022 was 17,170 and apart from last year, no year on record going back to 2011 has seen more than the 8,120 recorded in 2019.The influx this year spiked in April with a 43% jump over March. That coincided with the Trudeau government’s decision to close the illegal land border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec.
That entry point had seen 3-4,000 people cross into Canada illegally each month over the last year and more than 100,000 cross between 2017 and when it was closed. Traffic of refugee claimants at land border crossings has fallen to a trickle with just 30 people intercepted by the RCMP last month.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.
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