Canada's refugees by the numbers: the data

The data on this webpagewas pulled together for the CBC News feature,Where Canada's refugees come from: by the numbers. Below are these tables and graphs:

1. Refugee arrivals, Canada, 2005-2014
2. Refugees landed in Canada, plus dependants, 2004-2013
3. Refugees admitted to Canada, 2014
4. Government-assisted and privately sponsored refugees, Canada, 2014
5. Refugee claims accepted by the IRB, 1989-2015
6. IRB refugee status determinations, 1989-2015
7. Refugee status determinations by the IRB, Jan.-June 2015
8. Top 5 countries, IRB refugee status determinations, 2010-2015

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Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada

2.

Source: UNHCR

3.

(Numbers are approximations due to rounding by CIC.)

4.Government-assisted and privately sponsored refugees, top 10 countries, 2014

(Numbers were roundedby CIC.)

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada

5.Refugee claims accepted by the IRB, per cent of finalizations, 1989-2015

Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

6.

Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

7.

Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

8.IRB acceptances, top 10 countries, 2010-15

Source: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

The IRBreceives claims from the Canada Border Services Agency or Citizenship and Immigration Canada for people seeking refugee protection from within Canada. According to CIC, claimsmay not be eligible for referral to theIRBif thatperson:

• Hasbeen recognized as a GenevaConvention refugee by another country to which they can return;
• Has already been granted protected person status in Canada;
• Arrived via theCanada-United States border;
• Is not admissible to Canada on security groundsor because of criminal activity or human rights violations;
• Has been convicted of a serious crime;
• Has made a previous refugee claim that was found to be ineligible for referral to theIRB;
• Has made a previous refugee claim that was rejected by theIRB
• Abandoned or withdrew a previous refugee claim.