Hearing without a lawyer?
- Thread starter Mancoyvib
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If legal aide refuses your case, I wouldn't suggest appearing at your hearing without a lawyer. As they stated, if they don't accept your case, it means your chances at refugee status is questionable at best. That isn't a situation you want to be going into without legal representation or trying to represent yourself.
If you have no choice, I start by reviewing ALL of this:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/RefClaDem/Pages/ClaDemGuide.aspx
If you have no choice, I start by reviewing ALL of this:
http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/RefClaDem/Pages/ClaDemGuide.aspx
If the case has a high success rate what’s the point of hiring a lawyer? I don’t get it, shouldn’t everyone be titled to a lawyer? It doesn’t make sense
Legal aide is publicly funded and has limited resources. They won’t accept cases if they feel they are wasting resources. No one is denying anyone the right to legal representation, you just have to provide your own if legal aide won’t. Legal aide isn’t an entitlement.
Sometimes (not often) a country that was once recognized as requiring refugee assistance reverts to a country that doesn’t and the host country withdraws its protection (think the current US action with Haiti, but not quite as draconian). In those cases, the refugees return home. However, since you arrived in April, I doubt thing will have settled to the point the Government if Canada would do such a thing (in fact, I doubt they ever have). So your claim would be processed based on the information available and your basis of claim at the time you applied.
As far as success rate, they are looking at your basis of claim and supporting documents and evidence. If it looks like a valid claim, they take the case (if resources permit), if not they refuse.
As far as success rate, they are looking at your basis of claim and supporting documents and evidence. If it looks like a valid claim, they take the case (if resources permit), if not they refuse.
