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Refugee Claims and Appeals

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Protection in Canada

Claims, hearings and appeals

A person already in Canada may claim protection, and that claim is decided by the Immigration and Refugee Board rather than by IRCC. The Board holds a hearing, and some decisions can afterwards be appealed to its Refugee Appeal Division. The articles below describe how those stages fit together.

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A family together in the kitchen of a Canadian homeProtection claimsHow a claim is referred, heard and decided.Read more A video hearing screen set up in a quiet roomRefugee Appeal DivisionWhat the appeal division reviews.Read more A booking calendar open on a laptop screenBook a consultationA paid session with a licensed RCIC-IRB about your own circumstances.Read more

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