Subhead:Funding for immigration and refugee legal aid services has been permanently increased from $11.5 million to $55 million.#
Costs to provide free legal aid to illegal immigrants and asylum seekers have risen by nearly 400%, according to a Department of Justice memo. This follows complaints about immigration appeals overwhelming court dockets.
Funding for immigration and refugee legal aid services has been permanently increased from $11.5 million to $55 million, reported Blacklock’s.
The December 2 memo Supplementary Estimates attributed the demand on legal aid service providers to record high immigration and asylum seekers.
Almost half of Canadians believe there are too many immigrants coming to the country. Public pressure prompted rollbacks from 485,000 permanent residents in 2023 to 365,000 by 2027.
