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Prior to the 1951 convention, the League of Nations' Convention relating to the International Status of Refugees, of 28 October 1933, dealt with administrative measures such as the issuance of Nansen certificates, refoulement, legal questions, labour conditions, industrial accidents, welfare and relief, education, fiscal regime and exemption from reciprocity, and provided for the creation of ...
(The UN's definition of a 'Convention refugee' has been adopted into Canadian law.) [16] Protected person — "a person on whom refugee protection is conferred ... and whose claim or application has not subsequently been deemed to be rejected under subsection 108(3), 109(3) or 114(4)" of IRPA. s. 95(2).
Canada took a strict view on immigration in the early 1970s. At this time the only way for a foreigner already inside Canada to become a permanent resident was through a claim to convention refugee status, and high numbers of claims led the Department of Employment and Immigration to believe that most were taking advantage of the system to stay and work in Canada.
The Government of Canada welcomed 25,000 Syrian Refugees by the end of February 2016 and also partook in funding this commitment in opening doors to this specific group of refugees. The refugees came into the country in three different refugee immigration schemes and are given up to 6 months of financial aid until they can fully stand on their ...
The Refugee Appeals Division (RAD) hears appeals of refugee matters, in accordance to the conventions of the United Nations that Canada is a signatory of: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (1967) Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or ...
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) (French: Loi sur l’immigration et la protection des réfugiés, LIPR) [2] is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, administered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), that replaced the Immigration Act, 1976 in 2002 as the primary federal legislation regulating immigration to Canada. [3]
…arbitrarily detain groups of refugees; keep parents, children and spouses apart for years; undermine the fairness of the refugee claim and protection process; introduce the use of biometrics; and authorize the stripping of permanent residence from refugees… Human Rights Watch also criticized the bill, saying that "[s]ubjecting 16- and 17 ...
English: This is a PDF version of the wikibook Canadian Refugee Procedure as produced by MediaWiki2LaTeX on May 1, 2021 This file was created with MediaWiki to LaTeX . The LaTeX source code is attached to the PDF file (see imprint).