Inmigration and refugee board of Canada

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Available in English and French.
The website offers useful information for foreigners in Canada, including asylum appeals, residency permits, etc.
The National Documentation Packages under the Refugee Claims menu have two search tools: a) National Documentation Packages (link), contain a selection of documents on issues that are relevant to the determination of refugee protection claims. They are organised by country. The information is grouped, among other subjects, by General Information and Maps, Human Rights, Political Activities and Organisations, Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems, Police and Security Forces, Media Freedoms, Religion, Nationality, Ethnicity and Race, Gender, Domestic Violence and Children, and Sexual Orientation; b) Responses to Information Requests (link), respond to focused Requests for Information that are submitted to the Research Directorate in the course of the refugee protection determination process. Information can be searched by text, title, country and/or date of publication.

Inmigration and refugee board of Canada

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The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is Canada's largest independent administrative tribunal. It is responsible for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters. It comprises of four areas: refugee protection, refugee appeals, immigration, and immigration appeals.