The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has sent memos across the country advising that agents from other regions will be in Quebec May 28-Sept. 16 to help deal with the influx of refugee claimants crossing the Canada-U.S. border at unofficial entry points. OTTAWA—Border security officers are being diverted from across Canada to help with an anticipated spike in the number of asylum-seekers crossing irregularly into Quebec. The government is setting up temporary housing units at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, the municipality where the majority of RCMP interceptions of irregular migrants in Quebec take place. But, while the pressure remains significant in Quebec, diverting border security officers from other areas of the country will create new pressure points at official ports of entry, especially during the summer, Fortin predicted. “You have to keep in mind that the summer period is our busiest time for our officers.

Source: thestar May 17, 2018 23:48 UTC