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Hearings and In-Canada Refugee Claims

The Immigration and Refugee Board has four divisions:

  • the Immigration Division
  • the Refugee Protection Division
  • the Immigration Appeal Division, and;
  • the Refugee Appeal Division.

The majority of immigration hearings held involve refugee claims. Refugee claims (in most cases) made from within Canada, at a Canadian airport or at the border are heard by the Refugee Protection Division in a trial-like hearing.

Some refugee claimants, however, due to making a refugee claim in other countries, will not have a hearing before the Refugee Protection Division but will instead have an interview with a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment officer.

However your claim is processed, it is extremely important to have help at your refugee hearing or PRRA interview.

We are also available to assist persons facing detention reviews or "admissibility" hearings before the Immigration Division.

Lawyer

Robert W. Young Certified Immigration Specialist Robert W. Young offers a full range of Canadian immigration law services extending from company transfers to Immigration hearings.

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Recent News

Immigration Law in Canada is constantly changing. Stay up to date with the most recent news pertaining to Citizenship and Immigration Canada laws and regulations.

Jun 6, 2023
Major change to Express Entry system – Invitations To Apply based on occupation

At the end of May IRCC announced that they were going to add an occupation based category to the Express Entry system. It is not clear wheth...

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Jun 1, 2023
Open work permits for spouses and common-law partners (and their dependents) during the sponsorship process

On May 26, 2023 the Minister of Immigration made an announcement expanding the class of people who can apply for open work permits if they are within ...

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Mar 23, 2023
Update on Special Rules for Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine

On March 22, 2023 the federal government extended the temporary measures available to Ukrainians. For full details, please refer to IRCC's web site. J...

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