Canada: Information on whether Canadian officials overseas consider claims for refugee status, and whether such claims are considered according to the Convention definition as outlined in the Immigration Act, Section 2(1)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CAN22377.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Canada: Information on whether Canadian officials overseas consider claims for refugee status, and whether such claims are considered according to the Convention definition as outlined in the Immigration Act, Section 2(1), 1 December 1995, CAN22377.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1342.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For information on the criteria that can be employed by Canadian officials overseas for persons warranting special protection, please refer to Response to Information Request GTM22281.E of 23 November 1995, and to the attached letter from the former International Services Group of Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below a list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
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International Service, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Hull. 28 October 1993. Letter sent to the DIRB.