Nova Scotia has turn out to be the primary province to cease holding immigration detainees on behalf of the federal authorities.
Canada Border Services Agency says the province ended the observe of housing migrants in its jails on Aug. 8.
Other provinces have mentioned they’d cease holding immigration detainees, together with British Columbia and Alberta.
However, each of these provinces have agreed to quickly proceed housing high-risk detainees in jails, however they aren’t accepting new inmates.
Saskatchewan is slated to finish its settlement with the company on Sept. 30, whereas Manitoba and Ontario are set to terminate their offers subsequent 12 months.
The company says it doesn’t have agreements with Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador however works with them on a case-by-case foundation.
CBSA says it considers a number of components for detaining immigrants, together with whether or not an individual is inadmissible to Canada, poses a flight danger or is a hazard to the general public as a consequence of a legal historical past.
The company runs its personal immigration detention centres in Laval, Que., Toronto, and Surrey, B.C.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Sept. 1, 2023.
