The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is Canada’s largest independent administrative tribunal. .
If you meet the conditions of a refugee under the Convention or if you are a person who needs protection, you can receive refugee protection in Canada. .
The Refugee Protection Division of Immigration and Refugees Canada is responsible for deciding on eligibility for refugee protection. Before this happens, you must declare asylum, which can be declared as soon as you enter the Canadian border or at one of the offices inside Canada. .
In the next step, if you are eligible and during the administrative process, you will be referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada for a decision. .
Asylum court hearings are usually held with the presence of the people mentioned below
1. Judge
2. Minister’s representative
3. Translator
4. Asylum applicant
5. Attorney of the case
6. The person accompanying the asylum seeker
