Dustin and Ferreira, ‘Canada’s Guideline 9’, 2017

Subject Area

Sexual Orientation/Sexuality
Gender Identity
Intersex
Refugee/Asylum
LGBT+

Source

Academic

Type

Literature

Location

International

Year Published

2017

Summary

Dustin M. and Ferreira N., ‘Canada’s Guideline 9: improving SOGIE claims assessment?’, 2017 Forced Migration Review 56 (October), at http://www.fmreview.org/latinamerica-caribbean.html and SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3020950

Abstract

Asylum seekers making claims relating to their sexual orientation and gender identity often face unfair refusal. New guidance from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada takes admirable steps towards improving claims assessment, and offers a model for practitioners elsewhere.