Each refugee claim cost taxpayers about $13,000 to $20,000
According to a report from Lexbase, in 2018, Canadian taxpayers paid about $13,000 to $20,000 to process each refugee claim in Canada. The federal expenditure is $12,670, while the total expenses paid by the provinces to applicants amounted to $7,260. This includes $3,500 as social welfare, $1,842 for education, and $1,920 for legal aid. This information was obtained through IRCC and the Immigration Department confirmed the number is probably outdated as they are still trying to figure out a better formula to come up with a more accurate number. At the same time, according to Statistics Canada, illegal entry from the US to Canada dropped by 90% in July 2020 compared to last year.
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