Lead the government’s plan on irregular migration, and ensure close collaboration with provinces, territories and municipalities.

What success looks like

Ensure Canada's borders are managed in a way that protects the safety and security of all Canadians while upholding Canada’s international obligations regarding asylum seekers.

Government's narrative on progress

The government has made investments to help secure the Canada-U.S. border while ensuring asylum claims are processed in a timely manner. An increase in irregular migration has placed extraordinary pressures on some provinces. The government remains committed to working with its provincial and municipal partners to ensure that these additional costs, particularly around housing, are properly addressed. To better share information with various levels of government involved in managing irregular migration, the Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration was also established in summer 2017. Budget 2019 proposes to invest $1.18 billion over five years to support implementation of the Border Enforcement Strategy and to process 50,000 asylum claims per year, as well as to facilitate removal of failed asylum claimants in a timely manner. In addition, Budget 2019 proposes to introduce legislative amendments to the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* to better manage, discourage and prevent irregular migration.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.