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Critics say Canada’s new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
Rainbow Railroad says the one-year bar could block claims from about 30,000 people and force some LGBTQ refugees back to persecution.
- Rainbow Railroad warns that Canada's new border law, C-12, puts LGBTQ refugees at risk of deportation to countries where they face persecution and violence.
- The legislation requires refugee claims be filed within one year of first entering Canada, applying retroactively to arrivals on or after June 24, 2020; officials claim the rule prevents asylum abuse by those staying after temporary visas expire.
- Under C-12, roughly 30,000 people received letters stating their refugee claims may be ineligible, including one anonymous former student who studied in Canada for two-and-a-half years starting in 2022.
- Lawyer Suzy Newing is challenging the law on constitutional grounds, arguing the one-year bar "forces the timing for when they would come out" for LGBTQ individuals seeking asylum.
- Rainbow Railroad's chief program officer Devon Matthews reported a 51 per cent increase in requests for help in 2025 over 2024, saying the organization is considering increasing its political activism in response.
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The Toronto Star+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Critics say Canada’s new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
OTTAWA - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill.
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+10 Reposted by 10 other sources
Critics say Canada's new immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
OTTAWA - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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