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Staff are working extended hours to cope with the surge, which has also led to processing delays.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T12:45:37.419Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-29T11:26:42.668Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T12:45:37.419Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"One outlet provided a full report; 22 others provided digests, limiting corroboration.","critic":"The full report included quotes from affected parties and outlined future implications.","hype":"The language used was measured and proportionate to the story's content."}},"tags":["#FederalCourt","#Immigration","#Canada","#JusticeSystem","#SeanFraser","#AlanDiner"],"entities":["Alan Diner","Sean Fraser","Michelle Rempel Garner","Federal Court","Canada"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Federal Court has seen a massive increase in immigration cases over the last six years, leading to unmanageable workloads, Chief Justice Alan Diner stated.","Filings have risen from between 5,000 and 6,000 annually to an expected 33,000 this year, according to Diner.","The passage of Canada's border security bill, C-12, has added pressure, resulting in over 2,000 applications challenging its constitutionality and a rise in deportation stay requests.","Document processing times at the court registry have increased, with potential delays of up to eight weeks."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Federal Court is facing unmanageable workloads due to a substantial increase in immigration cases over the past six years, Chief Justice Alan Diner has reported. Diner, who became chief justice on July 6, noted that when he joined the court in 2014, it handled between 5,000 and 6,000 immigration cases annually. This number rose to 9,700 in 2021 and is projected to exceed 33,000 filings this year. Diner stated that judges and court staff are working extended hours, including weekends and vacations, to manage the volume."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The surge in immigration-related cases coincides with an increase in immigrants and asylum seekers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Between January 1 and June 30, more than 14,000 immigration cases were filed, with 28,000 pending. The court has also seen over 1,100 requests for a stay of deportation, compared to a usual 300 to 400 annually. 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A spokesperson for Justice Minister Sean Fraser stated the minister is \"mindful\" of the caseload increase and committed to supporting access to justice, adding that evidence of growing caseloads and backlogs are important factors in resource assessments."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated reports covered this story."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Radio-Canada","url":"https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2278756/affaires-immigration-calendrier-cour-federale","headline":"Immigration: The Federal Court Involved More Than Ever","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T14:08:06.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Airdrie City View","url":"https://airdriecityview.com/national-business/weekend-and-vacation-work-needed-at-federal-court-due-to-high-caseload-chief-justice-12721258","headline":"Weekend and vacation work needed at Federal Court due to high caseload: chief 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