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When you submit an application with Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations, you are asking for special consideration to be given with respect to your application. These considerations are often requested when people do not meet certain criteria to have their application processed and without this consideration, could face refusal.
Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations are attached to an application and reflect on your unique and current situation while asking the officer to consider this when rendering your decision.
As per the Regulation, an Immigration Officer making a decision on a matter in certain circumstances, has the right to use their discretion to “bend the rules” to accommodate certain requests. This does not mean applicants have the right or ability to undercut the immigration system, it means that officers are able to consider certain extenuating factors when making decisions on applications.
The most common request with Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations is for Permanent Residence within Canada. Typically, you must apply for Permanent Residence from outside Canada, however, you may request special consideration in this regard if you feel you would face undue hardship should you be forced to exit Canada.
As mentioned, Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations are not meant to undercut the Canadian Immigration System but instead, offer a solution to those who have no other options. In order to qualify, you:
Examples of the factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to:
The best interests of any children directly affected by the decision made on your application will be taken into consideration as well. Immigration Officers must take into consideration in the assessment of your application.
Factors related to the best interests of the child may include but are not limited to the:
The best interests of a child do not outweigh all other factors in a case. The best interests of the child are only one of many important factors that will be considered by the decision maker.
As the applicant, you are responsible for making sure that all circumstances and factors that you wish to have considered are provided in your application. You will need to demonstrate the various reasons you are requesting an example including any hardships you may face.
This includes the hardships you will face should you not receive the exemption you are requesting. These hardships need to be considered disproportionate, unusual or undeserving.
For example, if you are claiming hardship arising from circumstances in your home country, hence why you have remained in Canada, your supporting documents may include:
The focus of Humanitarian and Compassionate arguments typically involve making strong arguments that attest to your ties to Canada. If you have centralized a way of life in Canada, legally or otherwise, you are entitled to request that you be allowed to remain in Canada.
For example, if you came to Canada on a visitor visa and remained in Canada for years after, centralizing a way of life in Canada and developing strong ties to the country, you can request that your application for Permanent Residence be processed on these merits and the hardship you might face should you be forced to exit Canada.
The first thing we will need to do is assess the unique merits of your situation. We will need to understand your situation and outline a catered list of documents that would demonstrate why you might qualify for Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations.
The most important aspect of such applications is demonstrating that you have centralized a way of life in Canada and that to remove you from the country would cause you and undue and disproportionate amount of hardship. This could also involve assessing the situation in your home country and how that might affect you should you be forced to exit Canada.
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