Eligibility from inside Canada:

You may not be eligible to make a refugee claim if:

• You have been recognized as a Convention refugee by another country to which you can return.
• You have already been permitted protected person status in Canada.
• You arrived via the Canada-United States border (refer to Safe Third Country Agreement below).
• You are not admissible to Canada on security grounds, or because of criminal activity or human rights violations.
• You made a previous refugee claim that was found to be ineligible for referral to the IRB.
• You made a previous refugee claim that was rejected by the IRB; or
• You abandoned or withdrew a previous refugee claim.

Eligibility for Resettlement from outside Canada:

Two categories are made for the candidates who want to be resettled from outside Canada:

Convention Refugees Abroad Class:

The definition of a Convention Refugee in the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the status of refugees must be met by the applicants. Security and criminal checks and medical exam are needed to be cleared. In addition, applicants must also be:

• Referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or another referral organization or be sponsored by a private sponsorship group.
• Selected as a government-assisted or privately sponsored refugee or have the funds needed to support yourself and any dependents after arrival in Canada.

Sponsoring refugees:

There are two ways for sponsoring refugees:

• Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
• Your family
• Joint Assistance Sponsorship

Individual or group sponsors can take the responsibility of refugees for providing them emotional and financial settlement assistance for the duration of one year. Some refugees, however, may receive this assistance for a longer time.

To learn if you are eligible to apply to this program, please CONTACT US and one of our licensed Canadian immigration consultants will schedule a call to answer all your question about IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION.