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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC; French: Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for matters dealing with immigration to Canada, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization.
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 Punishment (1984) A claim for refugee protection can be made inland (IRCC or CBSA office) or at a port of entry (airport, border crossing). The IRB will grant ...
(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).
The Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement [a] (STCA, French: Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs, ETPS) is a treaty, entered into force on 29 December 2004, between the governments of Canada and the United States to better manage the flow of refugee claimants at the shared land border.
Particular social group (PSG) is one of five categories that may be used to claim refugee status according to two key United Nations documents: the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees. The other four categories are race, religion, nationality, and political opinion. As the ...
Aidan Strickland, press secretary for the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, clarified that CUAET visa holders were granted temporary residency, not refugee status, based on the Ukrainian community's preference for a temporary solution. Notably, refugees returning to their home country after settling in Canada would have ...
A refugee claim can be made at a port of entry or at an inland office. [7] The first step in applying for refugee status is the "Basis of Claim Form" [8] [9] that explains why the refugee is applying for asylum and creates the foundation of the
More than 42,000 non-Syrian refugees came to Canada through private sponsorship during the same period. [3] Of all refugees resettled in 2018, a total of 18,763 were privately sponsored, while 8,156 were government-assisted and 1,157 were admitted under the Blended Visa Office-Referred refugee (BVOR) program. [21]