A wave of Salvadoran asylum seekers came to Canada from the U.S. in the mid-1980s, hoping to avoid expulsion to their war-ravaged country. That advisory coincided with a wave of thousands of Haitian migrants crossing into Canada, most in July and August. But 195,000 Salvadorans, 60,000 Hondurans and 2,500 Nicaraguans are also awaiting word on their status. The current designations are set to expire in January for Hondurans and Nicaraguans, and in March for Salvadorans. In 1982, the Trudeau government allowed into Canada many of those Salvadorans who had been denied asylum in the U.S. and were facing deportation.

Source: thestar September 04, 2017 09:56 UTC