Refugee Appeals by Country of Alleged Persecution - 2018

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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 - 2018

 FiledNon-Merit MeritTotal FinalizationsPending
(as of 2018/12/31)
Dismissed - Lack of RAD JurisdictionDismissed - Appeal not PerfectedDismissed – Withdrawn, Abandoned & OtherDismissed - Confirmed RPDAllowed - Referred BackAllowed - Substituted Determination
Total 7,256 608 272 159 2,445 421 506 4,412 6,561
Afghanistan51--
--
----
--
--
3140
Albania49--
----
30--
--
6343
Algeria--
------
--
--
----
38
Angola24--
----
--
----
--
27
Antigua and Barbuda--
--
------
------
--
Argentina--
----------------
Austria--
--
------------
--
Azerbaijan73--
--
--
29--
--
6057
Bahamas20----
----
--
----
21
Bahrain--
----------------
Bangladesh72--
--
----
--
--
4177
Barbados--
--
------
------
--
Belarus (Byelorussia)--
----------------
Belgium--
----
----------
--
Belize--
----------------
Benin--
--
------
------
--
Bosnia and Herzegovina--
------------
--
--
Botswana--------------
--
--
Brazil34--
------
----
2332
Bulgaria--
--
------
------
--
Burkina Faso--
--------
--
----
--
Burundi--
----
----
--
--
--
--
Cambodia--------------
--
--
Cameroon43--
--
--49--
--
6731
Central African Rep--
------
----
----
--
Chad32--
--
----
--
--3446
Chile33--
--
----
----2226
China42821--
--
21537--
301416
Colombia21079--
--
--
--
--
107163
Congo (Brazzaville)--
--
------
----
--
--
Congo, Democratic Republic49--
--
--50--
--
7663
Costa Rica--
--------
------
--
Croatia--
--
----
----
--
--
--
Cuba--
----
--
--
--
--
--
--
Czech Republic--
--------
----
--
--
Djibouti47--
--
----
--
--
2755
Dominican Republic--
------
--
------
--
Ecuador--
--
------------
--
Egypt24--
----
--
--
--
2626
El Salvador7021--
--
--
--
--4339
Equatorial Guinea----------
------
--
Eritrea44------
--
--
--
2844
Ethiopia61--
--
--20--
--
3271
Finland------------------
France----------
------
--
Gabon--------
--------
--
Gambia--
----
----
------
--
Georgia49--
----23--
--
4246
Germany--
----------------
Ghana76----
--
34--
--
5563
Greece--
----------------
Grenada--
----------------
Guatemala25--
----
--
--
--
22--
Guinea--
--
--
----
--
--
--
--
Guinea-Bissau------------------
Guyana--
--
--
----
----
--
--
Haiti1,337117--
--
45233256551,084
Honduras53--
------
----
3533
Hong Kong (SAR)----------
------
--
Hungary130--
----
41--
49108114
India190--
--
--
69--
--
115341
Indonesia--
--------
------
--
Iran100--
--
----
--
--
5388
Iraq96--
--
--
40--
--
8181
Ireland--
----------------
Israel--
--
--
--
--------
--
Italy23--
------
--
----
22
Ivory Coast--
--
------
----
--
--
Jamaica35----
--
--
--
--
3426
Japan--
--
------------
--
Jordan31--
--
----
----
--
35
Kazakhstan--
--
------
------
--
Kenya42----
----
--
--
--
43
Korea R. (South)--
----
----
--
----
--
Kosovo--
----------
--
--
--
Kuwait--
--
------
------
--
Kyrgyzstan--
--------
----
--
--
Latvia--
--
------
------
--
Lebanon80--
--
--29--
207180
Liberia--
----
--
--
------
--
Libya--
----
----
--
----
--
Lithuania--
--------
------
--
Luxembourg--
----------------
Macedonia--
----------------
Madagascar--
----------------
Malawi------------------
Malaysia--
----------------
Mali--
--------
--
--
2528
Mauritania--
------
--
--
--
--
10
Mauritius----------
------
--
Mexico302--
--
--
63--
--
108319
Moldova----------
------
--
Mongolia--
--------
------
--
Montenegro----------
------
--
Morocco--
--------
------
--
Mozambique--
----------------
Myanmar, Burma--
----------------
Namibia--
--
------------
--
Nepal29--
----
--
----
--
29
Netherlands--
--------
------
--
Nicaragua--
--
----------
--
--
Niger--
----
----
------
--
Nigeria1,621503624554107548261,321
Pakistan22934--
--
42--
--
106211
Palestine35--
--
--
--
--
--
28--
Panama--
--
--------
----
--
Peru--
--
----
--
--
----
--
Philippines33--
--
----
------
28
Poland20--------
------
20
Portugal--
--------
------
--
Qatar----------
------
--
Romania--
----------
--
--
--
Russia--
----
----
----
--
--
Rwanda21--
--
----
----
--
23
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Fed. Of--
----
--------
--
--
Saint Lucia--
------
--
----
--
--
Saint Vincent--
--
--
----
--
--
--
--
Saudi Arabia41--
--
----
--
--
2529
Senegal--
--
----
--
--
--
--
--
Serbia--
----------------
Sierra Leone--
----
----
----
--
--
Slovakia22----
--
------
--
--
Somalia209--
28--
66--
25145194
South Africa34--
--
----
------
24
Spain--
--------
------
--
Sri Lanka44--
--
--28--
--
4543
Sudan97--
--
--
23--
--
3780
Suriname--
----------------
Swaziland--
--
------------
--
Syria23--
----
--
----
--
20
Tajikistan--
----------
----
--
Tanzania31----
----
----
--
29
Togo--
----
----
------
--
Trinidad and Tobago---
--------
------
--
Tunisia--
--------
----
--
--
Turkey117--
--
--
35--
4711587
Uganda26----
--
--
--
--
2633
Ukraine33--
--
--
--
--
--
2930
United Kingdom--
--
------------
--
United States of America115--
--
--
41----5799
Uruguay------------------
Uzbekistan--
--
------
--
--
--
--
Venezuela11920--
--31--
1368118
Vietnam--
--------
------
--
Yemen--
--------
--
--
--
--
Zambia----------
----
--
--
Zimbabwe25--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
Stateless------------------
Unknown------
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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.​