Refugee Appeals by Country of Alleged Persecution - 2016

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The following table includes all intake: appeals by the claimant or by the Minister that have not yet been decided by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD), and appeals that have been returned to the RAD from the Federal Court. Please note:

  • Appeals finalized in a given year may have been filed in a previous year.
  • The country of alleged persecution in the table below corresponds to the first listed country of alleged persecution as identified by the claimant when they made their claim before the Refugee Protection Division (RPD), and which was entered in the case management system.
  • Only countries for which an appeal was filed, finalized, or pending within this reporting period are displayed.
  • The table below reflects the data on countries contained within the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) case management system and is used solely to support the refugee determination process. The fact that these countries are listed should not be construed as implying that the IRB recognizes these particular countries’ sovereignty or political status. Furthermore, country names may not accurately reflect the current geopolitical situation; rather, they reflect the information as it currently exists in the IRB case management system.

Appeals by Country of Alleged Persecution - 2016

 FiledNon-Merit MeritTotal FinalizationsPending (as of 2016/12/31)
Dismissed - Lack of RAD JurisdictionDismissed - Appeal not PerfectedDismissed – Withdrawn, Abandoned & OtherDismissed - Confirmed RPDAllowed - Referred BackAllowed - Substituted Determination
Total 3,816 276 156 112 1,618 570 235 2,967 1,941
Afghanistan51------------3028
Albania69------24----3543
Algeria32------------3122
Angola------------------
Antigua and Barbuda------------------
Argentina------------------
Armenia------------------
Austria------------------
Azerbaijan------------------
Bahamas32--------------22
Bahrain------------------
Bangladesh49------22----4624
Barbados------------------
Belgium------------------
Benin------------------
Bosnia and Herzegovina------------------
Botswana------------------
Brazil------------------
Bulgaria------------------
Burkina Faso------------------
Burundi------------------
Cambodia------------------
Cameroon53------------4135
Central African Rep------------------
Chad25--------------22
Chile29--------------23
China437------26766--370151
Colombia10722----35----8855
Congo (Brazzaville)------------------
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)86------46----9350
Costa Rica------------------
Croatia------------------
Cuba------------------
Cyprus------------------
Czech Republic------------------
Djibouti------------------
Dominica------------------
Dominican Republic------------------
Ecuador------------------
Egypt22----------------
El Salvador32----------------
Eritrea37------------29--
Ethiopia61------------4037
France------------------
Gabon------------------
Gambia------------------
Georgia------------------
Germany------------------
Ghana32------20----3021
Greece------------------​
Grenada------------------
Guatemala------------------
Guinea------------------
Guyana------------------
Haiti124------3032--8894
Honduras25------------24--
Hong Kong (SAR)------------------
Hungary216----31107--3620967
India193------88----122140
Indonesia------------------
Iran23----------------
Iraq96------------4852
Ireland------------------
Israel20----------------
Italy--------34----34--
Ivory Coast------------------
Jamaica68------51----67--
Japan------------------
Jordan34--------------24
Kenya------------------
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)------------------
Korea, Republic of (South)------------------
Kosovo------------------
Kuwait------------------
Kyrgyzstan------------------
Lebanon88------25----5551
Liberia------------------
Libya35------------36--
Madagascar------------------
Malaysia------------------
Mali45------------2638
Mauritania------------------
Mauritius------------------
Mexico39------------2629
Moldova------------------
Mongolia------------------
Montenegro------------------
Morocco------------------
Namibia------------------
Nepal27----------------
Netherlands------------------
Niger------------------
Nigeria44920----1706920296221
Pakistan109------64----11141
Palestine------------------
Panama------------------
Peru------------------
Philippines------------------
Poland------------------
Portugal------------------
Romania------------------
Russia------------------
Rwanda------------------
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Federation of------------------
Saint Lucia------------------
Saint Vincent------------------
Saudi Arabia------------------
Senegal------------------
Serbia------------------
Sierra Leone------------------
Singapore------------------
Slovakia74------4726--79--
Somalia135------5149--12664
South Africa--------------24--
Spain------------------
Sri Lanka22------------22--
Sudan------------------
Syria------------------
Taiwan------------------
Tajikistan------------------
Tanzania------------------
Thailand------------------
Togo------------------
Trinidad and Tobago------------------
Tunisia------------------
Turkey58------29----4728
Uganda------------------
Ukraine54------29----60--
United Arab Emirates------------------
United Kingdom------------------
United States of America26----------------
Uruguay------------------
Uzbekistan------------------
Venezuela62------------4037
Yemen------------------
Zambia------------------
Zimbabwe21----------------
Stateless------------------
Unknown------------------

Due to privacy considerations, some values in this table have been suppressed and replaced with the notation "--". As a result, components may not be a sum of the total indicated. In general, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada suppresses values less than 20. ​
​See protecting privacy when releasing statistical information: small value suppression to learn more about how the Board approaches small value suppression.​