Q-3254 , 44th Parliament, 1st session November 22, 2021, to January 6, 2025

With regard to immigration and refugee claims from French-speaking countries, specifically Senegal, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Togo, Benin, Madagascar, Gabon, and the Central African Republic: (a) how many permanent residents have been admitted to Canada from these countries each year since 2019, broken down province or territory of settlement, and immigration stream; (b) how many refugee claims have been made by individuals from these countries each year since 2019, broken down by (i) inland claims, (ii) port-of-entry claims, (iii) claims accepted, (iv) claims rejected, (v) claims withdrawn, (vi) claims still pending; (c) what was the average processing time for refugee claims made by individuals from these countries, broken down by year since 2019; (d) how many permanent residents from these countries admitted each year since 2019 were processed through Francophone-targeted programs, such as the Francophone Mobility Stream or the Express Entry Francophone category, broken down by province or territory of settlement; (e) how many visa applications, including for permanent residency or temporary residency, were refused for applicants from these countries each year since 2019, broken down by type of visa and reason for refusal; (f) how many fraud investigations or audits have been conducted involving immigration applications from these countries each year since 2019, broken down by type of immigration stream; and (g) what measures have been put in place to monitor and address the increasing number of asylum claims and immigration applications from these countries in the last 12 months?