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The next step is to prepare for your refugee hearing before the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. At your hearing, a member of the Board will determine whether or not you are a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection. It is up to you to convince the Board that you are at risk if you return to your country. Gather identity documents, police reports, medical records, human rights reports on country conditions and other information to show that your story is true. | The next step is to prepare for your refugee hearing before the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. At your hearing, a member of the Board will determine whether or not you are a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection. It is up to you to convince the Board that you are at risk if you return to your country. Gather identity documents, police reports, medical records, human rights reports on country conditions and other information to show that your story is true. | ||
If you are found not to be a Convention refugee or person in need of protection, you may be able to apply to the Federal Court of Canada to have the decision in your case reviewed. If it has been 12 months since you received a negative decision on your refugee claim from the Immigration and Refugee Board you may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. | If you are found not to be a Convention refugee or person in need of protection, you may be able to apply to the Federal Court of Canada to have the decision in your case reviewed. If it has been 12 months since you received a negative decision on your refugee claim from the Immigration and Refugee Board you may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. | ||
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| tips = Not all people are eligible to make a refugee claim in Canada. For example, people who are '''not eligible''' include people who have made a refugee claim in Canada in the past, people who came to Canada from or through a designated safe third country where they could have claimed refugee protection, people who are not admissible to Canada on security grounds, or people who are not admissible to Canada because of criminal activity or human rights violations. | |||
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==Where to get help== | ==Where to get help== | ||