Refugees
Refugees and Asylum
Apply for refugee status from within Canada, find out how to come to Canada as a refugee, sponsor a refugee or find refugee services in Canada.
How does Canada's refugee system work?
A person who has fled their home country because they fear facing severe human rights violations and persecution there, are unable to go back, and need protection is referred to as a refugee.
To aid with this need, Canada maintains two refugee protection programmes:
1. In-Canada The Asylum Program:
In-Canada The Asylum Program is for Canadian citizens submitting applications for refugee status.
Makig a refugee claim with the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is how individuals entering or already residing in Canada can request refugee protection (IRB). The independent administrative tribunal known as the IRB makes the determination of whether the applicant is eligible for refugee status.
Two protection categories will be considered by the IRB while hearing a case and rendering a judgement.
An Arrangement A refugee is a person who is outside of their place of nationality and unable or unwilling to return due to a well-founded fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
If a person in need of protection returns to their native country, they run the risk of being tortured, losing their lives, or receiving cruel or unusual treatment or punishment.
According to the Canada-US Safe Country Agreement, most people attempting to enter Canada from the US are unable to claim to be refugees.
A person will be given “protected person” status if the IRB determines that they fit the requirements of one of these categories. They can then submit a permanent residency application. They might be eligible to appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division if their case is denied (RAD).
2. Program for Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement:
For anyone outside of Canada who requires protection.
The Refugee Relocation Program assists refugees who are in need of protection and are outside of Canada and their place of origin.
Individuals must be referred, maybe by the UNHCR, a designated referral agency, or a private sponsoring group; they may also need to have documentation proving their refugee status.
Via various resettlement initiatives, such as the Government-Assisted Refugees (GAR) Program and the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, refugees are reestablished in Canada. The distribution of financial and non-financial support from the Canadian government and private sponsors is the key distinction between these initiatives.
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