Canada Refugee Claims Lawyers

EACH APPLICATION IS DECIDED ON ITS OWN MERITS, NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS IS GIVEN.

Making a refugee claim is for people with a LEGITIMATE FEAR OF PERSECUTION. They may also fear torture or execution. A refugee claim is not a general immigration pathway to permanent residency. Grounds for making a refugee claim include race, religion, and political opinion. Nationality and being part of a social group also count. An example is women who do not wish to abide by mandatory hijab laws.

Once you make a claim, there will be the upcoming milestones. All-time estimates are just that, an estimate. The actual time can be significantly shorter or longer. (In the past, this has taken approximately 1–2 weeks.) The Interim Federal Health Plan (“IFHP”) includes dentistry. (In the past, this has taken approximately 1–2 months.) Eligibility interview, biometric, medical, open work allow, and hand in your current passport. (In the past, this has taken approximately 10 months.) Less Complex Case (“LCC”) 95% (with submitting arguments) and 5% hearing (tribunal). In the past, the Notice of Decision has taken approximately 15 months. Now you are a Protected person!

Once you become a protected person, then you are ELIGIBLE to apply for PR.

What will you need to do today?

1. Sign the retainer at https://paxlaw.ca/contract
2. https://www.paxlaw.ca/pay Pay the 1^st installment of $1440 for one person. The four remaining installments are $900 every 30 days.
3. The fee for the principal applicant is $5,040 (including tax), and we charge $1,008 for the spouse and each child.
4. An instruction will be emailed to you to help you prepare your narrative.

What happens when your claim is accepted?

• Travel document: in the past, this has taken approximately 3–4 months. The cost is $1000 per applicant. The fee does not include $120 application fees for adults and $57 for minors or taxes.
• Permanent Residency: in the past, this has taken approximately 31 months. We charge $2000 for the main applicant. We charge an extra $1,000 for each adult and $500 for each minor accompanying family member. The fee does not include the application fees, which are $635 for each adult and $175 per minor. *In the past, each week of delay in applying has added approximately two months to processing time.
• Citizenship: in the past, this has taken approximately 2 years. The legal fee for each adult applicant is $1000 + taxes + government fees. For each minor, it is $500 + taxes + government fees. The government fee is $630 for each adult. This includes a $100 right of citizenship fee. The fee is $100 for each minor under 18 years of age.

NOT TRUE (ALL HOAX):

1. If you are refused, you are deported to Iran right away. We can help you with several applications. These options are: (1) Refugee Appeal Division (“RAD”). (2) Application for leave and Judicial Review. (3) Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C). (4) Pre-removal Risk Assessment (“PRRA”) (not automatic). *An extra fee is charged for each appeal process. If unsuccessful in all the above four appeal processes, (6) Iran is an ADR country. Iranian nationals are not sent back to Iran.
2. If you become a refugee, you can’t send invitation letters for your siblings, parents, or child(ren).
3. The person who invited you to come to Canada will get into trouble (blacklist).
4. There will be a code inserted in your documents, and you will be treated as second-class citizens.
5. At ports, when they scan your Canadian passport, they will know that you were a refugee claimant.
6. Your credit score is negatively affected because you were a refugee claimant.
7. Making a refugee claim, does automatically cancels any of your existing permits.
8. Canada will share with the U.N. and other countries that I became a refugee.

Bill C-12 is now law: can you still have a refugee hearing?

Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received Royal Assent on March 26, 2026 and is in force. It changes which refugee claims can be referred to the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB):

• One-year rule: a claim is ineligible for referral to the IRB if it is made more than one year after the person’s first entry into Canada after June 24, 2020, even if the person has since left Canada and returned.
• 14-day rule: a claim is ineligible if it is made more than 14 days after the person entered Canada between official ports of entry on the Canada–U.S. land border.
• Claims already made: both rules apply to claims made on or after June 3, 2025, including claims that had already been referred to the IRB.
• Options that remain: a person whose claim is ineligible may still be able to have their risk assessed through a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). Depending on the facts, an Application for Leave and Judicial Review at the Federal Court or a Humanitarian and Compassionate application may also be available.
• New government powers: the Act also allows the government to pause, cancel or suspend immigration applications and documents in the public interest.

Before you make a claim, we check your eligibility first. At your consultation we review your entry dates under the one-year and 14-day rules and look for inadmissibility issues, such as IRGC military service, that could affect a refugee claim. If a refugee claim is not the right route, we explain the alternatives.