Ottawa Planning Processing Centre for Asylum Seekers in Quebec Near US Border

Ottawa Planning Processing Centre for Asylum Seekers in Quebec Near US Border
An RCMP officer checks the border between Quebec and New York State on Roxham Road in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. on Jan.15, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Canadian authorities are planning to open a processing centre for asylum seekers near the United States border in Quebec in case there is a sharp rise in the number of would-be refugees entering Canada.

Earlier this week, the federal government published a notice seeking office space it could lease to accommodate reception and meal distribution areas as well as a waiting room for up to 200 people at a time.