Refugee: Refugee Claims

refugee: But despite a recent boost in resources and staffing from government, the board finalized only about 1,600 claims in the same period, so the backlog got longer, according to Vancouver Courier. The Liberals promised 74 million over two years in the 2018 budget to address the major backlog of refugee claims, many of which are coming from irregular migrants crossing the Canada-U.S. border away from official crossings. New statistics from the Immigration and Refugee Board show over 5,000 new refugee claims were filed between July and September of this year.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver woman attacked in West End apartment building Canada's Most Dangerous Places Whistler's rankings don't paint full picture Filipinos in Vancouver send thousands of care packages back home each year Here's the latest on the Front Street road closure This was just over 1,100 fewer claims than the previous quarter. Refugee claims from other groups have also been on the rise, which has led to a current total backlog of over 64,000 refugee claims at the IRB. Wait times have also grown refugees who arrive in Canada today will wait almost two years before final decisions on their claims are reached. Read Related Topics var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul var related Url var related Link Class relatedlink-processed ; if related Url && ! -1 var related UrlFrags related Url.split '/' ; related Url './' -1 ; related Link Class ul 2018 Vancouver Courier (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.