{"id":53451,"date":"2022-12-15T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T19:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?p=53451"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:30:45","slug":"refugees-and-asylum-seekers-an-unprecedented-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/refugees-and-asylum-seekers-an-unprecedented-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees and asylum seekers: An unprecedented surge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every day around the world, people leave their homes and countries with the hope of finding a better and safer life. More and more are crossing the borders of Canada and Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, the Quebec offices of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processed the claims of 51,340 asylum seekers<\/strong> from air, land and sea ports of entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2x more<\/span>\n
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\n in Qu\u00e9bec <\/span>\n <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n \n 20,475<\/span>\n \n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n \n in 2019 <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n

\n \n 50,000+<\/span>\n \n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

\n \n in 2022 <\/span>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants with a precarious status are people who have moved between countries and crossed borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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