The federal government runs three less-restrictive facilities dedicated to immigration detention — one each in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Earlier this year the border agency announced that all three immigration detention facilities will be upgraded to eventually have the “capacity” to house “high risk” detainees. Toronto’s Immigration Holding Centre will be ready to house “high risk” detainees next July, the government said. Lewis said another border agency officer made the decision and he could not explain it. Border agency officials have admitted there were problems with the initial implementation of the system, which has subsequently been reviewed and undergone improvements.

Source: thestar September 27, 2017 22:30 UTC