Trudeau wasn’t kidding when he said that Roxham Road would be reopened to fake refugees entering from the United States. Then again, it had never really closed, but had declined.
In September and October 2021, there were 169 and 113 interceptions respectively by the RCMP. This increased to 845 in November, and 2,811 in December. It’s pretty messed up that actual Canadians are having their movements restricted, but illegal aliens can just come in almost at will. Included below is the official data for the last several years.
Of course, this doesn’t take into account the people who slip in unnoticed across the thousands of miles of unprotected borders between Canada and the U.S.
Nor does it factor in the hordes of people who enter legally, but who then never leave.
| PROVINCE/TERRITORY | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | 10 | 5 | 5 | ? | ? | 25 |
| Quebec | 1,335 | 1,295 | 785 | 875 | 1,035 | 2,595 |
| Ontario | 2,660 | 2,340 | 1,995 | 2,630 | 2,790 | 3,7935 |
| Manitoba | 20 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 225 | 505 |
| Saskatchewan | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 30 |
| Alberta | 35 | 40 | 35 | 65 | 70 | 120 |
| British Columbia | 125 | 85 | 110 | 130 | 170 | 220 |
| Yukon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nunavut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 4,185 | 3,770 | 2,955 | 3,715 | 4,290 | 7,365 |
Illegals were still coming into Canada via land border crossings during the Harper years. However, it’s only considered an issue when Trudeau is in power.
| YEAR: 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | QUEBEC | MANITOBA | B.C. | OTHERS | TOTAL |
| January | 245 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 315 |
| February | 452 | 142 | 84 | 0 | 678 |
| March | 654 | 170 | 71 | 2 | 897 |
| April | 672 | 146 | 32 | 9 | 859 |
| May | 576 | 106 | 60 | 0 | 742 |
| June | 781 | 63 | 39 | 1 | 884 |
| July | 2,996 | 87 | 51 | 0 | 3,314 |
| August | 5,530 | 80 | 102 | 0 | 5,712 |
| September | 1,720 | 78 | 79 | 4 | 1,881 |
| October | 1,755 | 67 | 68 | 8 | 1,890 |
| November | 1,539 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 1,623 |
| December | 1,916 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 1,978 |
| TOTAL | 18,836 | 1,018 | 718 | 22 | 20,593 |
| YEAR: 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | QUEBEC | MANITOBA | B.C. | OTHERS | TOTAL |
| January | 1,458 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 1,517 |
| February | 1,486 | 31 | 48 | 0 | 1,565 |
| March | 1,884 | 53 | 33 | 0 | 1,970 |
| April | 2,479 | 50 | 31 | 0 | 2,560 |
| May | 1,775 | 36 | 53 | 0 | 1,869 |
| June | 1,179 | 31 | 53 | 0 | 1,263 |
| July | 1,552 | 51 | 31 | 0 | 1,634 |
| August | 1,666 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 1,747 |
| September | 1,485 | 44 | 68 | 4 | 1,601 |
| October | 1,334 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 1,394 |
| November | 978 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1,019 |
| December | 1,242 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1,280 |
| TOTAL | 18,518 | 410 | 479 | 7 | 19,419 |
| YEAR: 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | QUEBEC | MANITOBA | B.C. | OTHERS | TOTAL |
| January | 871 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 888 |
| February | 800 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 808 |
| March | 967 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 1,002 |
| April | 1,206 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1,246 |
| May | 1,149 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 1,196 |
| June | 1,536 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1,567 |
| July | 1,835 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1,874 |
| August | 1,712 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1,762 |
| September | 1,706 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1,737 |
| October | 1,595 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1,622 |
| November | 1,118 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1,148 |
| December | 1,646 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1,653 |
| TOTAL | 16,136 | 180 | 182 | 9 | 16,503 |
| YEAR: 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | QUEBEC | MANITOBA | B.C. | OTHERS | TOTAL |
| January | 1,086 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1,100 |
| February | 976 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 980 |
| March | 930 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 955 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| May | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| June | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| July | 29 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
| August | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| September | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| October | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| December | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| TOTAL | 3,189 | 28 | 84 | 1 | 3,302 |
| YEAR: 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | QUEBEC | MANITOBA | B.C. | OTHERS | TOTAL |
| January | 28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 39 |
| February | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| March | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| April | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| May | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| June | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| July | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
| August | 63 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 76 |
| September | 150 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 169 |
| October | 96 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 113 |
| November | 832 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 845 |
| December | 2,778 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2,811 |
| TOTAL | 4,095 | 19 | 132 | 0 | 4,246 |
One can only imagine how bad 2022 will end up being with this issue. Of course, the vast scale of LEGAL immigration is a much, MUCH bigger problem than the illegal entries. That said, it’s not an issue that can be ignored.
(1) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/roxham-road-reopen-1.6257868
(2) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/processed-claims.html
(3) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/asylum-claims-2017.html
(4) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/asylum-claims-2018.html
(5) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/asylum-claims-2019.html
(6) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/asylum-claims-2020.html
(7) https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims/asylum-claims-2021.html