IRCC Minister Transition Binder 2023: Asylum

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Context

Canada’s Asylum System Reflects Our Domestic Legal Framework, Our International Obligations, and Humanitarian Traditions. Once in Canada, Individuals Have a Right to Seek Asylum and May not be Returned to a Country of Persecution (Concept of “Non-Refoulement”).Footnote 1

Who Seeks Asylum in Canada?

Impacts

The In-Canada Asylum System

Current Program

Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement

Recent Developments

Increase Capacity to Handle More Cases:

Managing and Discouraging Irregular Crossings and STCA Litigation:

Temporary Resident Visa Policy Framework and Program Delivery, a Key Lever on the Demand Side:

Expectations From Provinces for Additional Federal Support:

Upcoming Milestones

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