Canadian Travellers: Entry and Refusal Rate

canadian travellers: The total number of Canadian travellers denied entry also dropped 6,875 out of 12,991,027 were refused entry, a refusal rate of 0.05 per cent, according to Hamilton Spectator. Between October 2015 and February 2016, 7,619 out of 13,173,100 Canadian travellers were denied entry to the U.S., a refusal rate of 0.06 per cent. Refusals of Canadians at American land crossings dropped 8.5 per cent between October and the end of February compared with the same five-month period a year earlier, according to U.S. government statistics. The figures, confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, contrast with recent anecdotal reports of Canadians denied entry into the U.S., with many placing the blame on the policies of the Trump administration, including its controversial attempts to ban arrivals from several predominantly Muslim countries. But Canadian immigration and civil liberties advocates caution the numbers don't tell the whole story. A further breakdown of the border data shows a sharp drop in Canadian refusals at the U.S. border in the first two months of this year as 2,600 Canadian travellers were denied entry, compared with 3,500 for the same two-month period of 2016. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.