The Alberta government is ending an agreement to hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails.
Written notice has been given to the federal government that Alberta is ending an agreement with Canada Border Services Agency to use provincial correctional centres to house people being detained on immigration matters.Between April 1, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2022, the number of immigration detainees in provincial facilities averaged 15 people a day, the province said in a statement Wednesday.
"Immigration legislation is the federal government’s responsibility — and the care and custody of people detained on immigration matters should be as well," Ellis said in the province's statement Wednesday.
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