As of June 2026, Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge arguing that Canada is violating the Safe Third Country Agreement by returning refugee claimants to the U.S. without applying court-mandated safety protections. The case directly affects asylum seekers arriving at the Canada-U.S. border who may...
Growing concern surrounds the safe third country agreement as the United States stops most asylum processing. Lawyers and refugee advocates say the agreement only works when both countries provide fair access to protection, and many now doubt whether that standard is still being met. These developments have sparked a new debate in Canada about its...
Canada has long been known as a safe haven for people fleeing conflict, persecution, and oppression. But a decades-old treaty with the United States, the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is now at the center of a legal challenge. Immigration and refugee advocates argue that recent developments in U.S. immigration policy may no longer meet...
