Canada bias

30 September 2010 12:30 pm

The Canadian refugee board accepted 85.2% of Sri Lankans claiming refugee status in Canada during the first six months of 2010 — a rate that is on the high end among countries, CBC news said.

An analysis by CBC News of numbers released by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada showed 345 Sri Lankan claims were accepted in six months, while 50 were rejected. Another 705 claims from that period are waiting to be processed.