MODERNIZING ASYLUM SYSTEM

 Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to improve and modernize the asylum system by making it more efficient and easier for claimants to navigate. These changes would:

• Simplify the online application process and make the process the same whether someone claims asylum at a port of entry or at an in-land IRCC office;
• Refer complete claims to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) to speed up decisions;
• Ensure that claims are only decided by the IRB while the claimant is physically present in Canada;
• Remove inactive cases from the system;
• Speed up voluntary departures by making removal orders effective the same day a claim is withdrawn;
• Help vulnerable claimants, like minors or those who don’t understand the process, by assigning representatives to support them during IRCC and CBSA proceedings.

In addition, two proposed ineligibility measures in the Bill would protect the asylum system against sudden increases in claims.

• Asylum claims made by people more than one year after first arriving in Canada after June 24, 2020, would not be referred to the IRB. This would apply to anyone, including students and temporary residents, regardless of whether they left the country and returned;
• Asylum claims from people who enter Canada from the United States along the land border between ports of entry and make a claim after 14 days would not be referred to the IRB;
• People who are affected by these ineligibility provisions may still apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) to make sure they are not sent back to a country where they could face harm.

Source: Canada.ca | Public safety