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time frame: Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 21 of this year, the federal government dealt with nearly 4,000 asylum cases, compared to 2,500 in the same time frame in 2016, according to Globe and Mail. So far this year, 435 people were arrested at the border by the RCMP before being transferred to the CBSA. The federal officials, who spoke on condition that they would not be named, represented the key agencies involved in border issues, namely the RCMP, CBSA and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Still, federal officials confirmed that numbers are on the rise. They pointed out there have historically been large variations in the arrival of asylum seekers in Canada. Last year, the officials said Canada dealt with 24,000 asylum claims, including 2,500 people who were intercepted by the RCMP. The government of Canada has always managed these fluctuations, a federal official said. In 2001, for example, there were nearly 45,000 cases, compared to 10,400 in 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.