Canada

May 2016 | Publisher: Refugee Studies Centre | Document type: Country Reports

20 February 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Roma - State protection | Countries: Canada - Hungary

30 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Benin - Canada

23 April 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Immigration law - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Canada - Iran, Islamic Republic of

13 March 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Canada - Congo, Democratic Republic of the

21 February 2014 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Refugees sur place - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Application for judicial review of decision which denied Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. Application granted on basis that treatment of evidence was unreasonable.

15 June 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) | Countries: Canada - Nigeria

Application for review of two decisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Review granted on basis the Board's finding was unreasonable as it lacked due regard to Uganda’s decision to grant refugee status to the applicants and irrelevant and credibility findings were found for one applicant.

29 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Canada - Eritrea

Application for review of decision of Second Secretary, Immigration at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Application granted on basis that the Officer failed to consider other protection on grounds apparent from evidence submitted other than those claimed by applicants.

28 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Extended definition - Gender discrimination - International armed conflict - SGBV | Countries: Afghanistan - Canada

19 March 2012 | Judicial Body: Canada: Federal Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription | Countries: Canada - Congo, Democratic Republic of the