Canada’s Guideline 9: improving SOGIE claims assessment?

Abstract

Asylum seekers making claims relating to their sexual orientation and gender identity often face unfair refusal. New guidance from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada takes admirable steps towards improving claims assessment, and offers a model for practitioners elsewhere.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• sexual orientation
• gender identity
• Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada