Seeking refugee status: The process explained step by step

The number of asylum seekers crossing into Quebec seeking refugee status has tripled in the last two weeks, according to the province’s immigration minister, Kathleen Weil. Now that they’re here, how do the 150 individuals entering Quebec per day proceed?
Interview with an official
Once an individual has made their way into Canada — about 6,505 claimants entered Quebec between January and June this year — they are screened by a Canadian Border Services Agency agent, a RCM