Safe Third Country Agreement

The Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement is a treaty that came into effect on December 29, 2004, between Canada and the United States to manage the flow of refugee claimants at their shared land border. Under the agreement, refugees must make their claim in the first country they arrive in, unless they meet an exception. The agreement was updated in March 2023 to impose tougher immigration policies, particularly on asylum seekers and irregular border crossings. The agreement has faced challenges in Canadian courts, with the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in June 2023 that Canada's participation does not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but sent the case back to Federal Court for further review.learn more on wikipedia