asylum claims being filed in Canada continues to rise slightly despite ongoing global travel restrictions.The latest figures from the Immigration Department show 1,500 claims for refugee status were filed in Canada in June, up from 1,400 in May.
Asylum seekers working in health care sector could be granted permanent residency, minister says For the first time since April — the first full month of major travel restrictions designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 — refugee claims were filed at airports.