Asylum seekers who come to Canada are often able to make their claim for refugee status on the same day they arrive. But in Quebec the process has been disrupted by the recent influx of asylum seekers from the U.S. Asylum seekers are "being given, exceptionally, some health-care coverage" by the federal government, said Augenfeld. "Asylum seekers have always received welfare," Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said Friday. The next step for asylum seekers is to get a work permit, but that can take months.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2017 21:00 UTC