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H&C Application Eligibility

It is important to note that H&C class is not intended as a parallel process to refugee determination. Refugee claimants may not submit an application for permanent residence for H&C considerations while under refugee claims are still in process. Designated foreign national may not apply for H&C for at least five years after the day of their designation or if there is a refugee claim or an appeal pending before a division of the IRB.

For those that may apply for H&C, their application is assessed on its own merits; officers consider the humanitarian and compassionate consideration for each application on individual basis of the applicant’s personal circumstances.