Canada: Information on whether the master of a vessel is advised by Canadian officials, after the desertion of one of the master's crew members, that the deserter has claimed refugee status, and on whether there is a specific prohibition against making such a disclosure to a master
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CAN20079.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Canada: Information on whether the master of a vessel is advised by Canadian officials, after the desertion of one of the master's crew members, that the deserter has claimed refugee status, and on whether there is a specific prohibition against making such a disclosure to a master, 1 March 1995, CAN20079.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aceb77.html [accessed 15 October 2022] |
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In a telephone interview on 29 March 1995, a program specialist with Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Port of Entry Control in Ottawa provided the following information. It is usually the master of a vessel who advises Canadian authorities of a desertion, rather than vice versa. In most situations, the vessel and the master would have left Canada before a deserter makes an application for refugee status. The deserter would probably appear after the ship's departure at an inland office, not at the port of entry. The program specialist added that he was not aware of any prohibition in the Immigration Act that prevents Canadian officials from disclosing to a master that there has been a desertion from the master's vessel.
Corroborating evidence could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Port of Entry Control, Ottawa. 29 March 1995. Telephone interview with program specialist.
