Refugees entering from US and Safe Third Country: FAQ

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The CCR has published some answers to frequent questions about refugees entering from US and Safe Third Country: Refugees entering from US and Safe Third Country: FAQ

The following are some frequently asked questions about refugee claimants arriving from the US.

For more information and links about the Safe Third Country Agreement, see also this page.

  • Why are there more people crossing from US into Canada to make refugee claims?
  • Why do people cross irregularly?
  • What is the Safe Third Country Agreement?
  • ​Why is the US not safe for refugees?
  • What happens to refugee claimants who cross irregularly?
  • What are the security concerns when refugee claimants cross irregularly?
  • ​If the Safe Third Country Agreement were suspended, would there be a significant increase in claimants coming to Canada?
  • ​The US courts have suspended the Executive Order instituting the “travel ban”: does this mean that refugees are safe in the US?
  • What can I do?

Go to the FAQ's page

Other questions:

  • What if a person has made a claim in the US (and been rejected)?
  • ​Can people flee to Canada on basis of discrimination in the US?
  • What services and government programs are refugee claimants entitled to?
  • What is the difference between “refugee”, “refugee claimant” and “asylum seeker”?
  • What is the difference between refugee resettlement (e.g. the Syrians resettled to Canada) and the refugee claim process?

Go to the FAQ's page