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EXCLUSIVE: Prisons full of foreign inmates with no known origin

Ottawa has lost track of over a third of foreign criminals in Canada, as the number of non-Canadian inmates reported by the Correctional Service of Canada hits a record high.

Alex Zoltan
Nov 04, 2025
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Ottawa has seemingly lost track of nationality details for a third of foreign prisoners in Canada, as the number of non-Canadian inmates reported by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) hits a record high, increasing by 31% since 2015.

The figures, obtained by Conservative MP Blaine Calkins in a written parliamentary question

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