Most asylum claimants arriving to Canada from the U.S. under the Safe Third Country Agreement are turned back.

The Conservatives are preparing a slew of amendments to the government’s borders bill to try to bring in sweeping changes to Canada’s asylum regime.

Among the changes they want to introduce is a ban on asylum claims from people who came here via an EU country or a member of the G7 countries, which includes Britain, France, Germany and Italy.

Canada currently sends back most asylum claimants if they arrive from the U.S. under the Safe Third Country Agreement.

Conservative immigration critic, Michelle Rempel Garner, on Thursday announced her party will try to tighten up the asylum system by tabling amendments to Bill C-12, a slimmed-down version of an earlier government border

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