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title: "Refugee claim and asylum in Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/refugee-claim"
description: "Claim refugee protection in Canada: handled by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Official links checked 12 October 2026. From official sources."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Refugee claim and asylum in Canada

Federal service · Immigration, citizenship and travel

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## Short answer

People in Canada who fear returning to their home country can make a refugee claim, online from inside Canada or at a port of entry.

Who handles it: [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/immigration-refugees-and-citizenship-canada). Handles it everywhere in Canada.

## Official links

- [Claim refugee protection](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/protection.html), checked 12 October 2026
- [Refugees and asylum](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees.html), checked 12 October 2026

## More

- [Apply for Canadian citizenship](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/citizenship)
- [Renew or replace a permanent resident card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/pr-card)
- [Immigrate to Canada (permanent residence)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immigrate)
- [Sponsor a family member to immigrate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/sponsor-family)
- [Visit Canada: visitor visa or eTA](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/visit-canada)
- [Get a study permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/study-permit)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Refugee claim and asylum in Canada", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/refugee-claim