Sentences with phrase «refugee claimants»

We also created a Fact Sheet which discusses the bill and what it will mean for refugee claimants, refugee applications and appeals.

The situation of refugee claimants is complex and involves life and death decisions.

Indeed, s. 15 only protected one class of claimants (refugee claimants who were excluded based on their country of origin).

The government is putting refugee claimants in prison before it knows whether their claims are valid.

This program provides refugee claimants with one place to access assistance on arrival through a 24 - hour phone line offering services for free in 60 + languages.

It is imposed on refugee claimants without consideration of their age, gender, health, family circumstances or whether they have faced persecution.

If he has a heart attack, as a refused refugee claimant, he is not entitled to health coverage for treatment or for necessary medications.

As a result, most refugee claimants would face serious obstacles if forced to navigate the refugee determination system on their own.

Many refugee claimants decided to have legal representation — we highly recommend this given the administrative process for submitting an adequate and complete refugee claim.

For refugee claimants from DCO countries, the consequences are severe.

Patient 2: A 76 year old failed refugee claimant from Sri Lanka was undergoing chemotherapy for bladder cancer when his IFHP was cancelled.

Arbitrary distinctions between refugee claimants based on their country of origin and mode of arrival into Canada, creating a two - tiered system that deprives certain claimants of essential legal and procedural protections for no principled reason.

Patient 16: An 8 year old rejected refugee claimant from Africa who suffers from asthma begins coughing and wheezing more severely because he and his mother can no longer afford medical care after their IFH coverage is revoked (September 2012).

When refugee claimants arrive, Inland Refugee Society is often their first point of contact.

MOSAIC programs and services continues to be responsive to the emerging needs of various refugees groups such as refugee claimants, convention refugees and protected persons, government assisted refugees, privately sponsored refugees, Blended Visa Office Referred Refugees and other stateless persons.

Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. 2014 FC 651 Administrative Law — Aliens — Civil Rights — Crown — Government Programs — Practice — Statutes Summary: The Government of Canada funded comprehensive health insurance coverage for refugee claimants through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).

Patient 13: On July 31, 2012 a four year old refugee claimant child from Iran came to a free medical clinic crying and in severe pain from an ear - infection that had gone untreated because her parents could not afford to pay their doctor once their IFH coverage was cancelled.

Patient 28: In November, 2012 a child refugee claimant with a cleft lip and palate that had become infected was denied care by a doctor despite the fact that he had valid IFH coverage.

In 2013, the U.S afforded itself 1 billion towards resettling and processing refugee claimants.

Refugee advocates in Canada, led by the CCR, have advocated for an appeal on the merits for refugee claimants since the 1980s.

We address systemic issues that newly arrived refugee claimants face in Canada including lack of resources, marginalization, and discrimination.

In two landmark rulings, the Federal Court of Canada has determined that aspects of government policy aimed at discouraging refugee claimants from choosing Canada as a safe haven, and accelerating their departure from Canada, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Canada's newly - established Designated Countries of Origin (DCO) scheme creates a two - tier refugee determination system which discriminates between refugee claimants based on their nationality (i.e. their country of origin).

«The data sharing helps uncover details about refugee claimants such as identity, nationality, criminality, travel and immigration history, all of which can prove relevant to the claim.»

Patient 22: A female refugee claimant who is a senior with diabetes and chronic kidney disease sees her condition deteriorate because of lack of access to medication, regular blood testing and monitoring, and dietician education.

Patient 21: A male refugee claimant with expired IFH coverage has three children, two requiring immunizations and a third requiring follow - up on an operation on his aorta at birth.

In a high - profile matter that came to light in 2006, Ellis had been caught on videotape attempting to pressure a 25 - year - old South Korean refugee claimant into having a sexual relationship with him in return for a favourable ruling through his role as an adjudicator in her case.

Our mission statement is: «Inland Refugee Society assists and supports refugee claimants in meeting their immediate needs and in adapting to their new home.»

[9] In 2012, the FCJ received a «cease and desist» letter alleging that its non-lawyer community legal workers were assisting refugee claimants with legal matters in a manner that contravened UAP laws.

While their claim is being processed, we ensure that their immediate needs are taken care by providing refugee claimants with housing assistance, ESL and life skills classes, a weekly food bank, and other services.

Justice Keith Boswell of the Federal Court noted the government's stated purpose of the DCO designation and said it served to «marginalize, prejudice, and stereotype refugee claimants from DCO countries which are generally considered safe and «non-refugee producing.»

Canada has no formal system for integrating refugee claimants and depends heavily on aid agencies that operate independently but are funded through a combination of government grants and private donations.

Those working with refugee claimants say this is no blip: It's the new normal.

fully interim federal health program provides limited temporary health benefits refugees refugee claimants;

In addition, I've been interviewing multiple refugee lawyers for my thesis film on the difficult refugee claimant process in Canada, which I'll be filming next month with an all - female crew.

Clarke has handled about 30 to 35 files involving refugee claimants since January 2015, from countries such as Haiti, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Nigeria.

«Canadians have been clear that they do not want illegal immigrants and bogus refugee claimants receiving gold - plated health - care benefits that are better than those Canadian taxpayers receive.»

Volunteers enable the Clinic to offer a wider breadth of services to clients while furthering the volunteer's development of cultural competency, awareness of the challenges refugee claimants face, and an understanding of how the current political environment is eroding refugee rights in Canada.

OTTAWA, March 27, 2018 — Today, Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Advisor with the Legal Network, spoke to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration about his personal experience of immigrating to Canada and shared recommendations for improving the process for LGBTQ refugee claimants.

Calgary Herald editorial (July 8): Sick system: Judge is right to restore refugee claimants» health - care funding

The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is causing refugee claimants to avoid border crossings and they are coming to Canada by foot, causing injury and risking their safety.

Patient 9: A rejected refugee claimant became ill with a common, treatable condition.

On August 17, 2012 the doctor was told that no IFHP coverage would be available, since he was now classified as a rejected refugee claimant although his wife has been accepted as a refugee and is sponsoring him.

Patient 18: A male refugee claimant experiencing chest pain and having characteristics that makes his physician suspicious of tuberculosis is not eligible for a chest x-ray.

Some IFHP - entitled refugee claimants have been mistakenly refused medical care due to perceived IFHP ineligibility by doctors, or delays in the processing of the newly complex IFHP applications by Citizen and Immigration Canada.

Lack of respect for legal process New policies affecting refugee claimants and refugees have led to concerns about the lack of respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international agreements to which Canada is signatory.

The government's evidence of its purpose in creating the DCO designation (there are 42 countries in that class) was to «deter abuse of [Canada's] refugee system by people who come from countries generally considered safe and «non-refugee producing,» while preserving the right of every eligible refugee claimant to have a fair hearing before the IRB.»

For the first time since a new refugee law was passed last June, the federal government has declared that five different groups of Romanian refugee claimants, who entered Canada on five different occasions over a period of several months, are to be designated as a single group.

In April 25, 2012, Minister Kenney announced refugee claimants and accepted refugees will only be eligible for healthcare coverage of an urgent or essential nature, but will no longer receive coverage for most medications — even for children — unless there was a public health or safety risk, preventative healthcare or check - ups, and post-natal care for babies from their 29th day of life is also denied.