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Refugees and persons in need of protection
Canada grants protection to convention refugees and persons in need of protection under a number of United Nations conventions to which it is a signatory. These include the , 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and 1967 protocol ( 1951 Refugee Convention), 1984 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or punishment. The obligation that flow from these instruments are reflected in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
If you are faced with an unfortunate situation requiring you to claim protection as a convention refugee or a person in need of protection, we as Consultants will assist you in every way possible for you to make a refugee claim with the Immigration and Refugee Board ( IRB) and appear for you at the hearing of the Refugee Protection Division.
Refugee claim can be made either at a port of entry or at an inland office. After the initial eligibility assessment the claim will be referred to the Immigration Refugee Board for a hearing. Normally a hearing will take place within 60 days from the date of referral of the claim to the IRB.
In the event your claim for refugee protection is successful, you will be eligible to receive Permanent Residence Status in Canada.
If you feel that your circumstance warrant making a claim for refugee protection please call us for a free assessment or e mail your details to info@lancanimmigration.com
Please note all the information conveyed to us will be treated with strict confidence.
Convention refugee
Convention Refugee is a person who, by reasons of a well founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, is outside his country of nationality and is unable or, by reason of that fear, unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that countryPerson in need of protection
A person in need of protection is a person in Canada whose removal to his country of nationality, would subject them personally to a danger believed on substantial ground to exist, of torture within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention Against Torture or to a risk to his life or to a risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.If you are faced with an unfortunate situation requiring you to claim protection as a convention refugee or a person in need of protection, we as Consultants will assist you in every way possible for you to make a refugee claim with the Immigration and Refugee Board ( IRB) and appear for you at the hearing of the Refugee Protection Division.
Refugee claim can be made either at a port of entry or at an inland office. After the initial eligibility assessment the claim will be referred to the Immigration Refugee Board for a hearing. Normally a hearing will take place within 60 days from the date of referral of the claim to the IRB.
In the event your claim for refugee protection is successful, you will be eligible to receive Permanent Residence Status in Canada.
If you feel that your circumstance warrant making a claim for refugee protection please call us for a free assessment or e mail your details to info@lancanimmigration.com
Please note all the information conveyed to us will be treated with strict confidence.