Resources and information

Making a refugee protection claim can be a complicated process. Here you can find information that can help you better understand this procedure.

Making a Refugee Claim

Find information about the process here: http://refugee.cleo.on.ca/en/claiming-refugee-protection-canada

Find information about the refugee process in Canada, please visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/canada.asp

Find information on resettling from outside of Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/outside/index.asp

Information on claiming refugee status from inside Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/inside/apply-how.asp

Refugee Hearing Preparation: A Guide for Refugee Claimants: www.kinbrace.ca/rhp-guide

Information on the Refugee Claimant Process in 2023

Example of an Refugee Protection Division ‘Extension of Deadline’ application

Other websites with helpful information about the refugee process

• Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR): ccrweb.ca/en/home
• Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL): carl-acaadr.ca/
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA): cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB): irb-cisr.gc.ca/eng/pages/index.aspx (The IRB website includes the Basis of Claim Form, Claimant’s Guides, and IRB guidelines and policies)
• Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI): http://www.ocasi.org/
• Law Facts: Refugee law: lawfacts.ca/refugee
• Kinbrace Hearing Prep Guide: http://kinbrace.ca/rhp-guide/
• Ready for My Refugee Hearing: http://refugeeclaim.ca/
• Refugee 613: https://www.refugee613.ca/

Other resources that may be helpful:

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR): http://www.unhcr.ca/

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT): http://ccvt.org/

Canadian Red Cross: http://www.redcross.ca/

COSTI Immigrant Services: http://www.costi.org/