Ottawa runs three facilities dedicated to immigration detention — one each in Toronto and Vancouver and this one, in Laval, Que. — but none currently complies with international norms for immigration detention, according to a new government report. They have also significantly reduced the use of provincial jails, at least in Ontario, where federal immigration detention payments have declined sharply in the past year. Since immigration detainees are a federal responsibility, Ottawa has to pay the provinces to hold them in provincial jails. The federal government runs three facilities dedicated to immigration detention — one each in Toronto, Vancouver and Laval, Que.

Source: thestar April 10, 2017 01:41 UTC