Policy Concern: Canada and Immigration

policy concern: And the numbers are expected to continue to rise, according to CTV. During a briefing Monday with immigration organizations in New York City, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said based on current trends, Canada could see 40,000 claimants by the end of the year, according to Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel, who was in the room. New statistics released Tuesday by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show that as of August, 27,440 claims for of asylum have been filed in Canada, a peak since record highs of between 36,000 and 33,000 in 2008 and 2009. Hussen's office confirmed her account. Nobody is saying that this is going to stop. Given the global forced displacement and forced migration, this is now a public policy concern, Rempel said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.