Resolution number
8
Whereas
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada does not consistently provide refugee claimants with interpreters at eligibility interviews;
- The notes which are produced by Citizenship and Immigration Canada at eligibility interviews are given great weight at hearings before the Convention Refugee Determination Division;
- The lack of interpretation at an eligibility interview can and does create confusion and misunderstanding between refugee claimants and Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials;
Therefore be it resolved
That the CCR urge that Citizenship and Immigration Canada provide an accredited interpreter at all eligibility interviews.
Subject
Working Group
Inland Protection