Community Resources
Find out who can help you with your refugee claim anywhere in Canada. Discover online learning opportunities and connect to community organizations.
National
Ready Tours
Sign up for an online Ready Tour from anywhere in Canada. Meet a person from the Immigration and Refugee Board and learn:
- how to prepare for your hearing,
- what happens on your hearing day, and
- who may be at your refugee hearing.
Mock (pretend) Refugee Hearing Program
Have a practice refugee hearing online! You will be better prepared and calmer for your real hearing with the Immigration and Refugee Board when you know what to expect.
Matthew House
[email protected]
(647) 622-6410
Website
IRB-RAD Information Sessions
Go to an online information session with an Immigration and Refugee Board staff person to understand how to make an appeal. This session is most helpful if you are currently in the appeal process.
Register by sending an email to [email protected]
Alberta
Calgary
Legal Aid Alberta
Calgary Courts Centre (in person applications)
601 5 Street SW (main floor), Calgary
1-866-845-3425 (phone applications)
MOSAIC Refugee Health Clinic
Marlborough Mall Professional Building
433 Marlborough Way NE, Suite 530
(403) 569-7251
Edmonton
Alberta 211
Edmonton Community Legal Centre
Telus House, South Tower, 2nd Floor
10020 100 Street
(780) 702-1725
Islamic Family and Social Services Association
4003 98th Street NW, Suite 85
#2-786 10545 108 Street
(780) 430-9220
Legal Aid Alberta
Edmonton Law Courts Building (in person applications)
1A Sir Winston Churchill Square
(2nd & 4th Floors), Edmonton
Toll-free: 1-866-845-3425
Red Deer
British Columbia
Vancouver and surrounding area
Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic
2610 Victoria Drive, Unit 103, Vancouver
(778) 372-6583
Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture (VAST)
2610 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
(778) 372-6596
Victoria
Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre
1004 North Park Street, Victoria
(250) 361-9433
Manitoba
Manitoba Immigration Interfaith Council (Welcome Place)
521 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
(204) 977-1000
MB211
Welcome Place, Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (MIIC)
521 Bannatyne Place
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(204) 977-1000
New Brunswick
Multicultural Association of Greater Moncton Area
22 Church Street, Moncton
(506) 857-9430
Multicultural Association of Fredericton
28 Saunders St, Fredericton, NB E3B 1N1
(506) 808-0154
NB211
New Brunswick Refugee Clinic
327 St George Street, Suite 204
Moncton, NB E1C 1W8
(506) 204-5781
Sussex
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Greater Toronto Area
Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
194 Jarvis Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto
(416) 363-1066 or toll-free: 1-877-292-2288
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre
1900 Davenport Road, Toronto
(416) 656-8025
Legal Aid Ontario
(416) 979-1446
The Crossroads Clinic Women’s College Hospital’s Refugee Health Clinic
76 Grenville St., 3rd floor Toronto
(416) 323-6031 and press #2 for an appointment.
Peterborough and Belleville
Niagara Region
Chez Marie Refugee Assistance Centre
16 Pelham Road, St., Catherines
(905) 682-5795
Fort Erie Multicultural Centre/Peace Bridge Newcomer Centre
62 Jarvis Street, Fort Erie
Office: (905) 871-3641 Border: (905) 994-6005
Ottawa
Mississauga/Brampton
Brampton Multicultural Community Centre
197 County Court Boulevard, Suite 303, Brampton
(905) 790-8482
Kitchener/Windsor/Hamilton
Angela Rose House
Windsor
(519) 915-0885
Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County
245 Janette Avenue, Windsor
(519) 255-1127
RCEC Diocese of London – Refugee Ministries Ministry Specialist for Inland Protection of Refugees
25 Hanna Street West, Windsor
(519) 256-0506 ext 2
York/Durham
Oakville/Halton
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Accueil aux immigrants de l’Est de Montréal
5960 Rue Jean-Talon E,
Saint-Léonard QC
514 723-4939
Accueil pour immigrants et réfugiés du Sud-ouest de Montréal — Centre Prisme
414 Av. Lafleur, LaSalle QC
514 364-0939
AGIR (Action for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Queer Immigrants and Refugees)
Centre spécialisé des demandeurs d’asile
287, Notre-Dame Street West, Montreal QC
(514) 872-8838
PRAIDA (Programme régional d’accueil et d’intégration des demandeurs d’asile)
35, rue Port Royal Est, Montreal QC
(514) 484-7878
Quebec 211
Québec Legal Aid – Immigration Law Office
425 Maisonneuve Boulevard West, Suite 400, Montreal QC
(514) 864-2111
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Regina
Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan
1650 – 2002 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0R7
(306) 569-3098