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{{Legal Help Guide TOC}} | {{Legal Help Guide TOC}}You can make a refugee claim at a Canadian border or | ||
airport, or from within Canada. | |||
A Convention refugee | A person in Canada can claim status as a '''Convention refugee''' or a '''person in need of protection'''. | ||
You must be unable to return to your country because of the conditions in your country, and you must show that your government is unable to protect you and you are at risk in all parts of your country. | |||
Convention refugees are people outside their country of nationality or residence who are unable or unwilling to return to that country because of a "well-founded fear of persecution." This means they have a good reason to believe they are in danger and that the authorities in their country will not or cannot protect them. They may fear that they will be harmed because of their: | |||
* race, | |||
* religion, | |||
* political opinion, | |||
* nationality, or | |||
* membership in a particular social group (such as women or people of a particular sexual orientation). | |||
Persons in need of protection are people who, if returned to their home country or country where they normally live, would face: | |||
* a danger of torture, | * a danger of torture, | ||
* a risk to their life, or | * a risk to their life, or | ||
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#If you are at an airport or at a Canadian border crossing you start your claim by telling a Canadian Border Services Agency officer that you want to make a refugee claim. | #If you are at an airport or at a Canadian border crossing you start your claim by telling a Canadian Border Services Agency officer that you want to make a refugee claim. | ||
#If you are already in Canada you can go to a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office to start your claim. To find a list of offices see <Citizenship and Immigration Canada>. Before going to Citizenship and Immigration office you should seek legal advice or information. < See where to get legal help> | #If you are already in Canada you can go to a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office to start your claim. To find a list of offices see <Citizenship and Immigration Canada>. Before going to Citizenship and Immigration office you should seek legal advice or information. < See where to get legal help> | ||
If you make a refugee claim at the airport or at the border, you will be interviewed by the Canada Border Services Agency. If you make a refugee claim from within Canada, you will be interviewed by Citizenship | |||
and Immigration Canada. | |||
==What happens next== | ==What happens next== | ||
