🍁 In Simple Terms
For refugee resettlement, a person counts as your family member only if they were one when the application was made and still are when it is decided. The age lock-in rules in 25.1 soften this for children, but a relationship formed late in the process does not get you both across.
Affects: Refugee claimants and protected persons
Legal Text: IRPR Regulation 142
142 Subject to subsections 25.1(1) and (6) to (8) and for the purposes of this Division, to be considered a family member of an applicant, a person must be a family member of the applicant (a)at the time the application referred to in paragraph 139(1)(b) is made; and (b)at the time of the determination of the application referred to in paragraph 141(1)(b).
In Practice
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Official Source: Justice Canada: IRPR r. 142 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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