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Canada offers protection to persons inside or outside Canada who fear persecution or whose removal from Canada would subject them to a danger of torture, risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

There are two types of refugees: Convention refugees and persons in need of protection.

Convention Refugee

A Convention refugee is a person who is outside his or her country of origin or habitual residence and is unable to return to that country because of a fear of persecution for reasons related to :

  • his race
  • your religion
  • his political opinions
  • its nationality
  • belonging to a certain social group

Person to protect

A person in need of protection is a person in Canada who fears returning to his or her country of origin or habitual residence for the following reasons :

  • risk of being subjected to torture
  • threatens his life
  • risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

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Canada offers protection to persons inside or outside Canada who fear persecution or whose removal from Canada would subject them to a danger of torture, risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.