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Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to Nfld.
Ottawa says the $7 permit will screen about 6,000 visa-exempt ferry travelers each year and block some asylum claimants.
- On June 4, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a new $7 electronic travel authorization requirement for ferry passengers arriving in Newfoundland from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
- Canadian officials observed foreign nationals attempting to bypass immigration screening by travelling first to the French archipelago and then seeking boat entry to Canada, prompting the policy change despite describing the influx as a "low volume."
- The eTA serves as a pre-screening tool enabling the Canada Border Services Agency to identify criminals, individuals with active tuberculosis, and some asylum claimants before they reach a border guard.
- IRCC spokesperson Anahita Beladi refused to release specific data on asylum claims, writing that "Data on asylum claims specifically related to movement from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is not available for public release, as the low volume of cases could result in the identification of individuals."
- The regulation exempts Canadians, permanent residents, Americans, and French residents of the archipelago, affecting a fraction of the roughly 6,000 visa-exempt foreign nationals crossing the 19-kilometre route annually.
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Canada cracking down on asylum claims from St-Pierre and Miquelon ferry to Nfld.
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is cracking down on what it calls a "low volume" of asylum claims made by foreigners arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador from a
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The federal government wants to crack down on what it calls a "low number" of refugee claims filed by foreigners arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador from neighbouring French territory.
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