Glossary - Refugee Law
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Evidence is used to prove a fact or to persuade someone who’s making a decision, like an immigration officer or a member of the Immigration and Refugee Board. There are different types of evidence, for example:
- information witnesses give at a hearing
- documents, such as letters or reports
- photographs
If you make a refugee claim or an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, you need to provide evidence to show why your claim or application should succeed.
Police and immigration authorities gather evidence when they think someone may have done something wrong or committed a crime. This type of evidence includes property they find when they’re doing a search and statements that people make.
In Refugee Law
Refugee law includes some situations where you will not be able to get refugee protection. This is called exclusion.
Your refugee claim will be excluded if the Minister believes one of the following exclusion issues apply to you:
- you don’t need Canada’s protection because you have protection in another country
- you don’t deserve protection because you may have committed a serious crime
- you don’t deserve protection because you broke human rights laws or there are other security concerns
The term “Minister” refers to either Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship or the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
