Protected Persons

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) determine a person's status as a Protected Person in Canada. 

You become a Protected Person if the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada finds you to be "a person in need of protection or a Convention refugee." Likewise, you become a Protected Person if your application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) is accepted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). If further conditions are satisfied, a protected person may seek for permanent residence in Canada under the protected people and convention refugee class. 

If you belong to the Protected Temporary Residents Class (PTRC), you can also be qualified to seek for permanent residency under the Protected Persons and Convention Refugees class. Those who were admitted to Canada on a temporary resident permit (TRP) and who have been deemed to have an urgent need for protection by a visa office are known as protected temporary residents. 

If the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) has approved your claim for refugee protection, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has approved your application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment, or you are a member of the Protected Temporary Residents Class (PTRC), please get in touch with your own Canadian immigration lawyer, Shazia Umer, to arrange a consultation meeting so that you can find out if you meet the additional requirements for applying for permanent residence in Canada under this class.