Key statistics: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security—Supplementary Estimates (C), 2021 to 2022 and Main Estimates, 2022 to 2023 (May 19, 2022)
Traveller volumes
| Mode | 2019 Jan 1 to May 1 |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 Jan 1 to May 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land | 12,571,343 | 57,380,632 | 15,906,967 | 12,335,310 | 6,404,540 |
| Air | 15,615,742 | 36,590,236 | 9,685,737 | 6,469,230 | 5,929,773 |
| Overall total travellers | 28,187,085 | 93,970,868 | 25,592,704 | 18,804,540 | 12,334,313 |
Asylum claims
Statistics from to :
- 22,597 individuals came to Canada to claim asylum. Of those, 14,229 arrived between official ports of entry and 8,368 arrived at an official port of entry
- Of the 8,368 individuals who arrived at an official port of entry to make an asylum claim, 1,878 met an exception under the STCA
Ukraine
Between January 1 to , 28,334 Ukrainian nationals, including Canadian permanent residents, arrived in Canada.
Afghan resettlement
Since , the CBSA has facilitated the arrival of 12,418 Afghan nationals and consular clients. The CBSA has tracked the arrival for resettlement of 11,417 Afghan nationals who arrived via commercial or charter flights. The CBSA is expecting a charter from Islamabad today (May 13) carrying 335 Afghan nationals.
| Total Pax arrived | Arrival via | Afghan Nationals/SIMs | Consular clients(CAN Cit/PR/Immediate family) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,050 | Charter/CAF | 8,666 | 7,720 | 946 |
| Commercial | 4,148 | 3,697 | 451 | |
Immigration (SP, TRP, VR, WP, CoPR)
| Immigration document type | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study permit (SP) | 218,465 | 244,293 | 64,146 | 313,799 | 99,024 |
| Temporary resident permit (TRP) | 6,411 | 5,088 | 1,192 | 3,032 | 3,674 |
| Visitor record (VR) | 51,616 | 58,468 | 34,040 | 47,979 | 20,384 |
| Work permit (WP) | 279,115 | 328,511 | 144,718 | 252,809 | 134,785 |
| Confirmation of permanent residency (CoPR) | 248,187 | 257,477 | 98,655 | 95,203 | 64,803 |
| CBSA total | 803,794 | 893,837 | 342,751 | 712,822 | 322,670 |
Table note: 2022 results range from January 1 to .
Seizures at the border
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 709 | 716 | 495 | 1,113 | 318 |
Table note: Results up to .
| Fiscal year | 2018 to 2019 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 | 2021 to 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47,765 | 51,728 | 75,291 | 39,638 |
Table note: Results up to .
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