Since Bill C-12 passed, some refugee claimants are receiving ineligibility letters from IRCC. The letter states that if found ineligible for referral to the Refugee protection, you will face removal from Canada. But being found ineligible to continue your refugee claim with the RPD, DOES NOT MEAN AUTOMATIC DEPORTATION. It is likely that you will be invited to apply for a PRRA.
👉 Learn more:
🔗 https://www.fcjrefugeecentre.org/webinar-changes-to-the-refugee-process-how-will-bill-c-12-affect-you/
I just learned of a local Palestinian family whose asylum application might be denied under Bill C-12. I wrote my local MP Peter Fragiskatos ([email protected]) and Immigration Minister Lena Diab ([email protected]) to intervene in this case and do the right thing. Please read the article I linked to below and consider doing the same.
Days after passing Bill C-12, federal immigration officials have begun sending out letters to thousands of asylum seekers in Canada, warning them they may not qualify for a hearing in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada informing some 30,000 applicants they may be ineligible for refugee hearings following retroactive law changes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-thirty-thousand-ineligible-asylum-9.7158489
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Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada informe quelques 30000 demandeurs qu’ils pourraient non-éligibles à des audiences à la suite des changements rétroactifs à la loi
// Article en anglais //
#Canada #CANpoli #CDNpoli #Refugees #Réfugiés #BillC12 #LoiC12
Canada's Immigration Department is sending tens of thousands of refugee claimants letters that they may not be eligible for asylum — and is telling some of them that they should leave immediately.
La nueva Ley C-12 supone cambios importantes en el proceso de solicitud de refugio. ¿Cómo puede afectarte? Apúntate a este seminario web para conocer todos los detalles, desde las nuevas restricciones de elegibilidad para solicitar asilo, hasta cómo afectará a quienes aún esperan su audiencia de refugio.
🗓️ Fecha: 14 de abril de 2026
⏱️ Hora: 7:00 PM
🌐 Idioma: Español
🔗 Enlace de Zoom para registrarse: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AJK8knAwSvqq1MWvI9Nykg
WEBINAR - TOMORROW! » CHANGES TO THE REFUGEE PROCESS: HOW WILL BILL C-12 AFFECT YOU?
Join this webinar to learn how Bill C-12, which became law on March 26, will affect the refugee process, including new eligibility restrictions on making a refugee claim, and how it will also affect those still waiting for their refugee hearing.
📅 Date: April 9, 2026
⏱️ Time: 7:00 PM
🌐 Language: English
🔗 Zoom link to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/joeLNOHMQ_av6xsWxq5_gg
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"Sweeping changes in immigration to come as Bill C-12 receives royal assent
A new federal law is set to reshape Canada’s immigration system, tightening asylum rules and expanding government powers—changes that critics warn could erode privacy and refugee protections."
#BillC12 #Privacy #Immigration
https://www.ipolitics.ca/2026/03/27/immigration-c12-border-public-safety-diab-royal-assent/
Bill C-12 has passed Senate and will become law soon. It's a dangerous law that could expand deportations, deny refugee protection, and give the government new powers over migrants’ lives.
Join this emergency town hall to get updates, learn how to get ready, understand possible impacts, and discuss how we can respond together:
🗓 March 18
⏰ 5pm PDT · 8pm EDT · 9pm AST
🔗 MigrantRights.ca/C12TownHall
FCJ Refugee Centre
@daraghhayes
Edwin G. 
The-14
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