Refugee Claims

Learn what changes to refugee claims take effect on November 3, 2026, and how proposed reforms may affect BOC forms, evidence deadlines, eligibility, and counsel.

Refugee cessation after Galindo Camayo: a practitioner guide to Kaya, Yao, Onay, reavailment, evidence, and judicial review under IRPA.

Learn how Canadian refugee law analyzes sur place claims, including IRB guidance, state awareness, self-created risk, religious conversion, and key Federal Court decisions.

Explore five Supreme Court of Canada decisions that shaped refugee protection, from Singh and Ward to Suresh, Pushpanathan, and Ezokola.

Learn how the IRB AI rules affect BOC narratives, affidavits, images, translations, legal submissions, counsel, and refugee claimants.

A protected person in Canada may include certain family members in a permanent residence application. However, the correct process depends on when the relationship began, whether the family member was declared and examined, and whether permanent residence has already been granted.

Can an approved refugee claimant get their passport back in Canada? Learn the risks, options, and cessation concerns under IRPA s.108.

This article describes Front-End Security Screening (FESS) in RPD Refugee Claims for both the claimants and their counsels.