Refugees
Since 1951, when it ratified the Convention on the Status of Refugees (the Geneva Convention), Canada has accepted the basic human right. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms further enshrines the person's right to life , liberty, and protection.
Refugee Determination
A migrant must be outside his or her home country and have a well-founded fear of persecution whether he or she is to be given asylum as a refugee. The terror must not only be well-founded, the discrimination must not be based on grounds of race, ethnicity, membership of a certain social group or political opinion, according to the Geneva Convention. A less restrictive interpretation of the feared persecution, however, may also result in a refugee status. Canada, for example, accepts that women can be persecuted because of their ethnicity, and that this form of oppression would also include the concept of a refugee. A variety of circumstances can make a refugee into a person.
Carrying refugees from outside the country to Canada is known as resettlement. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly CIC) resettles individuals and families based on U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) referrals, other referral organizations , and private sponsorship groups.
Canada's policy affords the same freedoms and privileges for LGBTQ2 persons and partners as all residents as it comes to citizenship problems.
Refugee Claim Process
Canada has forced itself to protect genuine refugees, that is to say, not return them to persecution. People who arrive in Canada on their own can claim refugee protection at a Canadian Immigration Visa Office at any border point, or within Canada. Learn the method of applying for refugee.
Refugee claims are complex and the stakes are always high. It is also recommended that people seeking asylum protection should be represented by a qualified Canadian counsel with experience in this particular field of the law.
Processing times for refugee status applicants vary from one Canadian Immigration Visa office to another:
Individuals who have refused, abandoned or withdrawn a application for refugee status can ultimately apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA). This offers citizens facing expulsion from Canada the chance to obtain safety by explaining, in writing, the threats they feel they will face if expelled.