Paul Young presents information on refugees and asylum seekers entering Canada. The number of asylum claims filed in 2017 could reach 30,000, nearly double the average of 16,000. Over 32,000 asylum seekers have crossed the border into Canada so far in 2017, costing an estimated $480 million to $700 million to house, feed, and support them. There is debate around strengthening border security and reforming policies around asylum seekers.

1. Immigration -
Refugees– September
2017
By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA
September 29, 2017

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Financial Solutions
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
• ISIS Threat
• Refugees
• Government Budgets

4. Refugee Crisis
Source - http://globalnews.ca/news/3673174/refugee-quebec-army-poll/

5. House of Commons
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAKHCQH6DSs

6. Canada on track for all-time high in asylum
claims
• http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/05/canada-on-track-for-all-time-high-in-
asylum-claims
The new data shows that, between January 1 and March 31, 2017, there were a total of
8,960 asylum claims filed through either the Department of Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). The
estimate of asylum seekers would be close to 30,000. Nearly double the average which is
about 16,000

7. Border jumper
• http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/887-people-intercepted-trying-to-illegally-enter-canada-in-march-rcmp-1.3375728

8. ISIS Threat

9. Refugees
1970s Vietnam Refugees 2016 Syria Refugees
2016 Asylum Seekers

10. Government Cost / Refugees
• Source – CBC Radio/Government of Canada - http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/11/22/bringing-25000-syrian-refugees-to-canada-cost-385m/

11. Federal Government Asylum Seekers
• https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/15/wait-time-for-canadian-asylum-claims-could-hit-11-years-cost-29-billion-government-analysis.html

12. Border Security
• Government of Canada

13. RCMP / Information
• http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2017/04/17/conservative-mp-says-ottawa-needs-to-provide-more-info-on-asylum-seekers.html
“January and February, we were getting updates from the RCMP and (Canada Border Services
Agency),” Falk said Monday. “We’ve been making the same inquiries from the same individuals,
and they tell us that Ottawa has gagged them and that they are unable to provide us that
information.”
Falk said he believes the number of illegal border crossers is rising, and said he’s seen it first-
hand.
“I came through the border two weeks ago on a Saturday night, and there were more than a
dozen individuals at the Emerson port of entry, just waiting to be processed. And this was on a
Saturday night. We know the numbers are increasing, and that’s something that they don’t want
Canadians to know

14. Canada Border
• https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-hamilton-spectator/20170225/281681139652509
https://ipolitics.ca/2017/02/22/sorry-tony-theres-no-easy-fix-for-the-border-hopping-problem/

15. Issues facing Canada
• Public Safety Costs
• Municipalities pay for fire and police
protection
• Re-deploying RCMP and Border
Guards
• Housing Costs
• Communities house refugees/asylum
seekers

16. Costs
Source - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/for-refugees-shift-to-provincial-assistance-is-a-financial-challenge/article33202637/ or
http://natoassociation.ca/month-13-and-a-reflection-on-the-economic-impact-of-refugees-in-canada/

17. Removal
• http://www.torontosun.com/2017/03/18/countless-failed-refugee-claimants-still-in-canada

18. Border tensions

19. Video/Crossing the Border
• City TV News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNW3_hYl9A
•

20. Quebec Crossing
Source - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4776750/Army-building-tents-U-S-border-refugees-flood-in.html

21. Liberal Task Force
• Source - http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/trudeau-border-crossers-task-force-to-review-next-steps-for-asylum-seekers-
1.3556742?autoPlay=true
CTV News – August 22, 2017

22. 2017 Border Crossing
Source - http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/more-than-32000-asylum-seekers-have-arrived-in-canada-so-far-in-2017
Crossing
32,000
Cost
(Housing,Food,
etc)
$15K to 20K per
year
Total Cost
$480M to
700M

23. Michelle Rempel
Source - https://openparliament.ca/debates/2017/9/26/michelle-rempel-2/

24. What needs to be done?
• The asylum seekers should be turn back over to USA through suspending the safe habour
agreement
• Canada on pace to highest # of asylum seekers -
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/05/canada-on-track-for-all-time-high-in-asylum-claims
• USA and Canada need to beef up security/monitoring of the border
• Federal funds need to be made available to provincial, municipal and community groups to
support the handling of asylum seekers.