Glossary
In Employment Insurance, Immigration Law, Income Assistance, Refugee Law
A temporary resident is someone who has permission from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to be in Canada for a specific period of time. This includes visitors, people with some study permits, people with some work permits, and people with Temporary Resident Permits.
Not everyone who’s allowed to enter Canada is a temporary resident. For example, if you make a refugee claim, this does not give you the status of a temporary resident. But you can remain in Canada until your refugee claim process is complete.
In Immigration Law, Income Assistance, Refugee Law
A Temporary Resident Permit is a special permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that lets a person live in Canada for a certain period of time. If IRCC gives someone a Temporary Resident Permit, they agree to let the person stay in Canada temporarily. And they do this even though the person has not met a requirement or is inadmissible to Canada. IRCC can cancel the permit at any time.
In some situations, after being on a Temporary Resident Permit for a certain period of time, the person may be able to apply for permanent resident status.
In Refugee Law
When you testify, you give evidence by speaking at a hearing. You answer questions that the Member asks you. You might also have to answer questions from lawyer or other licensed representative for one of the parties. Before you testify, you must make an oath or give a solemn affirmation. This means you promise to tell the truth at the hearing.
In Refugee Law
When you testify, you speak and answer questions at a hearing. The information that you share at the hearing is called testimony and is part of the evidence.In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Your UCI number is an 8- or 10-digit number that’s on documents you get from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). It’s also called a Client ID number.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
The Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board makes a vacation order if it decides that a protected person got that status by “misrepresentation”. This means that they said something that was not true or accurate, or they left out information that they were required to give. This applies only if the person would not have gotten protected status if they’d given the correct or missing information. If Canada Border Services Agency applies to the RPD for a vacation order, the protected person has the right to a hearing.
A vacation order can lead to a protected person being ordered to leave Canada.
In Refugee Law
A witness is a person who knows things that are important to your case and gives evidence about what they know. They can do this by testifying at your hearing. They can also give written letters or affidavits.