LABC’s immigration coverage is for people entering Canada, or people who have already entered Canada, who want to make a claim for protection under s. 96 or s. 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
Coverage is based on risk to the person if they return to their country of origin.
We fund applications by people living in BC for the following:
- Refugee status under s. 96 of IRPA (fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion)
- Protection under s. 97 of IRPA (fear of torture or risk to life, or risk of cruel and unusual punishment or treatment)
- Permanent resident status on humanitarian compassionate grounds under s. 25 of IRPA for applicants who face unusual, undeserved hardship in their country of origin
- Pre-Removal Risk Assessment applications (which allow people who are ineligible to make refugee claims in Canada to still have their risk assessed)
We also fund appeals and judicial reviews of Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) decisions.