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PART 2: Refugee ProtectionDIVISION 3: Pre-removal Risk Assessment
§113

Consideration of application

Consideration of application

Refugee Protection
🍁 In Simple Terms

Governs the PRRA process: what evidence can be considered, who is eligible, and what factors the Minister weighs.

Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPA Section 113

113 Consideration of an application for protection shall be as follows:

Related Subsections
s.113.01Mandatory hearing

113.01 Unless the application is allowed without a hearing, a hearing must, despite paragraph 113(b), be held in the case of an applicant for protection whose claim for refugee protection has been determined to be ineligible solely under paragraph 101(1)(c.1).

In Practice
Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 113 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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