🍁 In Simple Terms
Canada provides refugee protection to persons who are Convention refugees or persons in need of protection. This section establishes the two grounds for refugee protection.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text — IRPA Section 95
(1)Refugee protection is conferred on a person when(a) the person has been determined to be a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances under a visa application and becomes a permanent resident under the visa or a temporary resident under a temporary resident permit for protection reasons;
(b)the Board determines the person to be a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection; or
(c)except in the case of a person described in subsection 112(3), the Minister allows an application for protection.
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Official Source: Justice Canada — IRPA s. 95 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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