Q-3253 , 44th Parliament, 1st session November 22, 2021, to January 6, 2025

With regard to the tracking and reporting of asylum claims by individuals who hold or have held a study permit in Canada: (a) does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) collect information on the current immigration status of asylum claimants, specifically whether they are (i) studying, (ii) have studied, (iii) hold a post-graduate work permit, as indicated in departmental intake forms; (b) what fields are currently mandatory in the asylum application process to identify claimants who hold or have held a study permit, including but not limited to questions about current status or post­secondary enrollment history; (c) broken down by country of citizenship, how many asylum claims were made in 2023 by individuals currently holding: (i) a valid study permit, (ii) a post-graduate work permit, (iii) an extended post-graduate permit; (d) how does IRCC track and report the immigration status of asylum claimants at the time of their claim; (e) does IRCC aggregate all such asylum claimants into a single category of "international students" for reporting purposes, and if so, why; and (f) what measures are in place to ensure the accuracy of reporting on the immigration status of asylum claimants who are current or former study permit holders?