Tools & Resources

Arrests, detentions and removals

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

National Documentation Packages

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)

Freedom in the World Annual Reports

Freedom House

Countries – Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch

Country Profiles – Amnesty International

Amnesty International

Guide 5523 – Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Possible outcomes of a detention review

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)

Alternatives to Detention

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Preparing for a detention review

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)

Detention Toolkit

Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)

Bondsperson Information

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Law Society of Ontario (LSO)

JFCY: Contact Us

Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY)

National Directive for the Detention or Housing of Minors

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Know Your Rights – Facing Immigration Arrest, Detention, and Deportation

Immigration Legal Committee

Asylum Seekers

Canadian Bar Association

Applying for Refugee Protection from within Canada: Forms

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Refugee Claimant's Guide

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)

Authorization to return to Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Processing in-Canada claims for protection: The Safe Third Country Agreement

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)