May 16, 2017 – New figures show Quebec is the dominant receiving province for would-be asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Canada border illegally.
While the Canada-wide number of RCMP interceptions dropped slightly in April, figures rose in Quebec to 672 from 644 in March.
In 2017 overall, Canada has seen 2,719 interceptions in total, with 1,993 made in Quebec. Elsewhere, there have been 477 interceptions in Manitoba, 233 in British Columbia, 14 in Saskatchewan and one each in Alberta and New Brunswick.
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