82,000 rejected asylum claimants still in Canada, with nearly 30,000 unable to be located

Subhead:Claimants from Mexico, India, China and even the United States are in legal limbo as their applications remain in Canada's rejected asylum inventory, a response to an order paper question revealed.# The federal government says there are currently 82,853 rejected asylum claimants still physically present in Canada, according to a newly released order paper response tabled in Parliament by Conservative MP Brad Redekopp. The figures include individuals whose claims were rejected, withdrawn or abandoned, along with those whose removals are delayed by legal proceedings or administrative barriers. Of those 82,853 rejected claimants, government records show 50,979 are currently under enforceable removal orders. That category includes 34,013 departure orders, 246 exclusion orders and 16,720 deportation orders. Deportation orders permanently bar an individual from returning to Canada unless written authorization is granted by immigration authorities. The response also shows 17,214 individuals are under stayed removal orders, while another 14,660 have removal orders that are not yet enforceable. One of the most striking figures appears in CBSA's internal removal inventories.

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