Section 3 – After the Decision
Not found to be Convention Refugee at the Hearing
If the answer from the IRB was “NO”, then you are not considered to be in need of protection, and your Refugee Claim has come to an end.
What you have to do:
If your claim is refused, you have 30 days from the date of the decision to leave Canada voluntarily.
Make immediate travel arrangements and inform CIC Enforcement Office of your departure date.
You must also arrange to end rental agreements, close bank accounts give notice at your job etc.
IMPORTANT: At the airport CIC will return your passport to you and make arrangements for your Certificate of Departure. This certificate is essential to prove that you left Canada officially. This is vital if you ever apply to return to Canada.
Deportation order:
A departure order automatically becomes a deportation order if you have been issued a departure order you do not leave Canada within 30 days as required or leave Canada without confirming your departure with CBSA.
If you have been removed as a result of a deportation order, you are permanently barred from returning to Canada. You may never return unless you receive written permission from an officer.
See CBSA site for more details Removals
(Please see "PRRA" section on VRSA site for information on this option.)
