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The permanent refugee programme in Canada is for people who are from an area where they may face extreme torture or persecution as a result of their faith, ethnicity, race, or other characteristics.
If you are referred by a designated referral organization or a private sponsorship group, you can enter Canada as a refugee.
You can work in Canada once you arrive as a refugee, but you’ll need a work visa, which you won’t have to pay for. Furthermore, Canada offers health and educational services to the refugees it hosts, assisting them in establishing a productive existence.
A refugee may become a permanent resident of Canada, but only if he or she applies.
If a refugee wants to fly, the Canadian government issues a Refugee Travel Document because the refugee is unable to travel with their own passport or obtain a Canadian travel document.
You must be referred to come to Canada as a refugee. You may be referred to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), a designated referral organization, or a private sponsorship company by the UNHCR, a designated referral organization, or a private sponsorship group. As a refugee, you cannot apply directly to us.
To be referred, you must fall into one of these two refugee classes.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaTo come to Canada as a refugee, you must be referred.
You may be in this class if you:
If you are referred, you will need to fill out the application package to apply as a Convention refugee or as a humanitarian-protected person abroad. You will need to pass a medical exam and security and criminal check.
Note: The province of Quebec selects its own refugees
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIn order to resettlement in Canada as a refugee, a person must meet the criteria of the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees: he or she must have a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Your application
Processing fee ($825) and right of permanent residence fee ($500) |
1,325 |
| Your application (without right of permanent residence fee) | 825 |
| Include your spouse or partner
Processing fee ($825) and right of permanent residence fee ($500) |
1,325 |
| Include your spouse or partner (without right of permanent residence fee) | 825 |
| Include a dependent child | 225(per child) |
If you or your family need to give biometrics, pay your biometrics fees at the same time you pay your other fees. Pay all fees using the same payment method.
| Fees | $CAN |
|---|---|
| Biometrics – per person | 85 |
| Biometrics – per family (2 or more people)
Maximum fee for a family of 2 or more people applying at the same time and place |
170 |
You are not eligible if:
