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Federal Court faces unmanageable immigration case workloads

Federal Court immigration filings Alan Diner bill C-12 refugee claims

Federal Court Chief Justice Alan Diner has reported that a massive surge in immigration cases has created unmanageable workloads for the court. While the court typically handled between 5,000 and 6,000 immigration cases annually in 2014, filings rose to 9,700 in 2021, and the court is now on track to see more than 33,000 filings this year.

To manage the volume, judges and staff are working weekends, evenings, and through vacations. As of the first half of the year, over 14,000 cases were filed, leaving 28,000 cases pending.

Additional pressure is being placed on court resources by the passage of Canada’s border security bill, C-12. This legislation mandates that the Immigration and Refugee Board will only hear refugee claims from individuals who make their claim within their first year in Canada. The law applies to claims made on or after June 3, 2025, and is retroactive to arrivals after June 24, 2020.

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Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [lethbridgeherald.com]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [edmonton.citynews.ca]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [looniepolitics.com]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [kitchener.citynews.ca]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [www.durhamradionews.com]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [calgary.citynews.ca]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [vancouver.citynews.ca]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [www.brandonsun.com]
Federal Court staff working weekends, vacations to keep up with cases: chief justice - National [globalnews.ca]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [www.narcity.com]
Federal Court staff work weekends, on vacation to keep up with cases: chief justice [toronto.citynews.ca]