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Immigration and Refugee Board facing four-year backlog of asylum claimants

Illegal immigrants in Canada will not receive a ruling from the Immigration and Refugee Board until summer 2029 if they file a refugee claim now, due to record-high immigration levels.

Quinn Patrick
Nov 10, 2025
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Illegal immigrants in Canada will not receive a ruling from the Immigration and Refugee Board until summer 2029 if they file a refugee claim now, due to record-high immigration levels, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

“Given our ability to finalize about 80,000 a year, it would be about 44 months,” Immigration and Refugee Board chair Ma…

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