{"id":2801,"date":"2026-06-22T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/?page_id=2801"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:24:38","slug":"if-your-claim-is-not-eligible-to-be-referred-to-the-irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/how-to-apply-for-asylum-new\/what-happens-after-you-claim-asylum\/second-step-assessment-of-your-claim\/if-your-claim-is-not-eligible-to-be-referred-to-the-irb\/","title":{"rendered":"If your claim is not eligible to be referred to the IRB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may have access, in some cases, to apply for a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/fr\/immigration-refugies-citoyennete\/organisation\/publications-guides\/demandes-dasile-irrecevables.html\">Pre-Removal Risk Assessment<\/a>\u00a0(PRRA)<\/strong>. Through this process, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will evaluate your fear of persecution and decide whether you can be recognized as a refugee in Canada.<br><br>You can only apply for a PRRA if Canada Services Border Agency (CBSA)\u00a0notifies you\u00a0that you are eligible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In that case, you will receive a letter from CBSA inviting you to an interview where they will give you the PRRA application forms.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you receive the PRRA forms, pay attention to the deadlines&nbsp;indicated. Usually, there is&nbsp;an initial&nbsp;15-day deadline during which you must apply&nbsp;by completing the forms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will&nbsp;usually&nbsp;have an&nbsp;additional&nbsp;15 days after the forms are&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to send any supporting evidence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please refer to the deadline dates given to you by CBSA for&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;your PRRA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is important that you respect the deadlines provided by CBSA for submitting your PRRA application and supporting documents. After responding to those initial deadlines provided by CBSA, you may continue to provide additional relevant evidence until you are notified of a decision. This could include reports about conditions in your home country, any identity documents received&nbsp;at a later date&nbsp;etc. If you are unsure what to&nbsp;submit, consult a lawyer for legal&nbsp;advice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRCC will look at your PRRA application and decide whether to grant you protected person status in Canada.&nbsp;In some cases, they may&nbsp;request&nbsp;that you go through an interview before they make their&nbsp;decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You are strongly encouraged to seek legal advice and&nbsp;retain&nbsp;legal representation throughout the asylum process, including when preparing and&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;your forms.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>! Please note: <\/strong>If you are from a country with a removal moratorium (that is, a country to which Canada has temporarily suspended removals), you are generally protected from removal. However, you are&nbsp;generally not&nbsp;eligible to apply for a&nbsp;Pre\u2011Removal&nbsp;Risk Assessment (PRRA).&nbsp;During this&nbsp;time&nbsp;you may be able to stay in Canada,&nbsp;work&nbsp;and obtain access to services. For legal advice on your options if you are from a moratorium country, it is&nbsp;important to consult a lawyer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check whether removals are currently suspended for your country, please see the updated list&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/security-securite\/rem-ren-eng.html\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have access, in some cases, to apply for a\u00a0Pre-Removal Risk Assessment\u00a0(PRRA). Through this process, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will evaluate your fear of persecution and decide whether you can be recognized as a refugee in Canada. You can only apply for a PRRA if Canada Services Border Agency (CBSA)\u00a0notifies you\u00a0that you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":629,"featured_media":0,"parent":2782,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2801"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3032,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions\/3032"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}