IMPORTANT: Roxham Road and all other irregular points of entry into Canada are closed as of midnight, March 25, 2023. Roxham Road y todos los demás puntos de entrada irregulares a Canadá están cerrados a partir de la medianoche del 25 de marzo de 2023.
For updates on the situation and what it means for refugees and asylum seekers, visit the Bridges Not Borders website.
Information for Refugees
Information For Asylum Seekers
- What is a Basis of Claim form? (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- Who is eligible to claim asylum in Canada? (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- How to prove your link to family members in Canada? (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- Claiming asylum in Canada (April 2018)(Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- Who can claim asylum at the border? (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- Who can get refugee protection in Canada? (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
- Winter in Canada (April 2018) (Français) (Español) (عربي) (Kreyòl)
Other Key Information
- Canada’s Blended Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) Program (March 2019)
- Irregular Arrivals at the Border 2018: Background Information (March 2019) (Français)
- What to Know About Irregular Border Crossings (February 2019) (Français)
- What are UNHCR’s Resettlement Referral Components (October 2018) (Français)
- Uganda Refugee Response – Monthly Snapshot | March 2018 (October 2018) (Français)
- Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan: Tanzania | 2018 Mid-Year Response (October 2018) (Français)
- Operational Update – Bangladesh | 1 – 15 Sep 2018 (October 2018) (Français)
- Figures at a Glance (October 2018) (Français)
- Populations of concern to UNHCR by category | end 2017 (October 2018) (Français)
- Report of the Forum on Refugees and Chronic Disease (September 2018) (Français)
- Irregular Arrivals at the Border- 2017: Background Information (June 2018)
- Canada Resettlement Facts (August 2018) (Français)
- Irregular crossings at the border: Challenging myths and preconceptions (April 2018) (Français)
- Canada Refugee Resettlement Facts (April 2018) (Français)
- Building Educational Pathways for Refugees (January 2018)
- Canada’s Resettlement Figures 2018-2020 (November 2017)
- UNHCR Canada Fact Sheet (March 2017)
- Canada Resettlement Facts (April 2017)
- Detention of Asylum Seekers and Alternatives to Detention in Canada (April 2017)
- Detention of Children Seeking Asylum in Canada (April 2017)
- The Refugee Claims Process in Canada (June 2017)
All of the above information and more can be found at this link: https://www.unhcr.ca/newsroom/publications/
