Immigrating to Canada/Refugee Class

Canada admits refugees under its "Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program".

There are three recognized classes of refugees:

1. Convention Refugees Abroad Class
2. Country of Asylum Class
3. Source Country Class

Eligibility

A person falls into the Convention Refugees Abroad class where they:

1. are a Convention Refugee
2. live outside of Canada
3. are seeking to resettle in Canada
4. cannot return to country of residence/nationality
5. cannot integrate into country of first asylum
6. do not have another offer to resettle elsewhere

A person falls within the Country of Asylum class is a person where they:

1. live outside country of citizenship
2. continues to be affected by armed conflict
3. cannot find adequate solution to the situation in a reasonable time

A person falls within the Source Country class where:

1. reside in a designated "source country" which is the country of nationality or residency
2. continues to be affected by armed conflict.