Between the third quarter of 2017 and the end of 2021, the number of refugee claims made by irregular border crossers in Canada decreased overall, from more than during the third quarter of 2017 to fewer than *** by the end of the period. The number of these requests, however, increased again since then, reaching a peak during the first quarter of 2023, with more than * refugee claims.Â
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Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. (February 28, 2024). Number of refugee claims made per quarter by persons who crossed the border illegally in Canada from April 2017 to December 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1250546/refugee-claims-irregular-border-crossers-canada/
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