Refugee Protection Claims (New System) by Country of Alleged Persecution - 2020

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The following table includes all types of cases referred to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) on or after December 15, 2012 (new system). Also included are claims that have been returned to the RPD by either the Federal Court or the Refugee Appeal Division for re-determination, as well as other types of matters heard by the RPD (such as applications to reopen). Not included in the table are applications to vacate or to cease refugee protection or claims that were referred prior to December 15, 2012.

​Please note:​

  • Claims finalized in a given time period may have been referred to the RPD in a previous time period.
  • 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 to an officer from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) or from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and which was entered in the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) case management system.
  • Only countries for which a claim was referred, finalized, or pending within this time period are displayed.
  • The table below reflects the data on countries contained within the 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 is currently captured in the IRB case management system.
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Claims (New System) by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2020 (January to December)

 ReferredFinalizedPending (as of 2020/12​/31​)​
AcceptedRejectedAbandonedWithdrawn & OtherTotal
Total 18,500 16,209 7,733 395 1,529 25,866 79,753
Afghanistan220
258
--
----
295
402
Albania74
​39
39
----
83
293
Algeria194
166
87
--
--
272
850
​Angola194
​96
115
--
--215
1,117
Anguilla--------------
Antigua and Barbuda--
--
--
------
26
Argentina--
--
--
------
48
Armenia--
--
--
------
--
Australia--
------------
Azerbaijan​22
106
--
----
117
137
Bahamas294
44
--
--
22
77
609​
Bahrain----
------
--
--
Bangladesh252
159
87
--
--
271
1,403
Barbados54
--
--
----
28
143
Belarus(Byelorussia)----
--------
--
Belgium--
----
------
--
Belize--
------------
Benin​21
--
--
------
82
Bhutan--
------------
Bolivia--
--
--------
39
Bosnia and Herzegovina----------
--
--
Botswana----
--------
--
Brazil78
--
47
----
70
303
Brunei--------------
Bulgaria--
​29
--
----
32
87
Burkina Faso32--
--
------
176
Burundi145
551
--
--
--
563
340
Cambodia--
--------
--
26​
Cameroon150
138
35
--
--
180
699
Cayman Islands--------------
Central African Rep--
--
------
--
36
Chad45
110
33
--
--
149
435
Chile110
--
​20
----
​33
256
China528
584
279
22
39
924
2,540
Colombia1,025
814
347
--
--
1,214
4,518
Comoros--
------------
Congo (Brazzaville)46
27
--
----
39
242
Congo, Democratic Republic347
203
162
--
--
377
2,327
Costa Rica--
--
--
------
38
Croatia--
--
--
------
24
Cuba88
​21
--
----
​30
318
Cyprus----------
--
--
Czech Republic--
--
--
--
27
51
90
Denmark--------------
Djibouti--
--
--
--
--
31
100
Dominica--
------------
Dominican Republic36
--
--
----
27
182
Ecuador32
--
--
----​23
120
Egypt171
513
88
--
--
627
794
El Salvador103
121
​21
--
--
154
612
Equatorial Guinea------
----
--
--
Eritrea85
193
​21
--
--
221
287
Estonia--------------
Ethiopia218292
​118
----
420
795
Falkland Islands------------​--​
Fiji--
--
--
--
----
--
France--
----
--
--
28
33
Gabon--
--
----
----
48
Gambia--
--
--
----
​24
115
Georgia60
43
31
--
--
77
288
Germany--
----
--
--
--
​--
Ghana99
--
​27
----
46
364
Greece--
--------
--
--
Grenada--
--
--
------
--
Guatemala49
38
--
--
--
51
249
Guinea59
34
--
--
--53
413
Guinea-Bissau--
------------
Guyana​23
--
--
------
78
Haiti1,273
474
719
​27
24
1,244
4,884
Honduras120
96
​27
--
--
129
475
Hong Kong (SAR)30
--
--
----​21
22
Hungary138
98
--
--
60
166
369
India2,052
276
540
68
104
988
11,408
Indonesia​24
--
------
--
72
Iran1,319
2,093
--
--
61
2,194
3,953
Iraq107
185
47
--
--
248
455
Ireland--
----
--
----
--
Israel--
----
----
--
75
Italy--
----
--
--
--
68
Ivory Coast52
​29
--
--
--
42
297
Jamaica118
54
38
--
--
103
379
Japan--------------
Jordan172
138
66
--
--
228
665
Kazakhstan​24
--
------
--
83
Kenya167
131
66
--
--
202
649
Korea DPR (North)----
--
------
--
Korea R. (South)--
--
--
----
--
29
Kosovo--
--
--
------
44
Kuwait27​45
--
----
49
64
Kyrgyzstan--
--
--
------
--
Latvia------
------
--
Lebanon289
206
​47
----
267
768
Lesotho--
------------
Liberia52
--
--
--
--
--
188
Libya85
196
​47
----
265
296
Lithuania--
------------
Luxembourg--
------------
Madagascar--
--
--
------
25
Malawi--
--
--
----
​27
82
Malaysia--
--
--------
--
Mali25
​28
--
----
36
205
Malta--
------------
Mauritania25
--
------
​24
242
Mauritius--
--
------
--
20
Mexico2,088
757
1,119
94
354
2,324
6,607
Moldova--
------------
Mongolia--
--
--
----​20
55
Morocco28
​23
--
----
147
Mozambique------
------
--
Myanmar, Burma--
----------31
Namibia--
--
--
------
22
Nepal45
64
--
----
69
296
Netherlands--
----
----
--
--
Nicaragua139
155
--
--
--
171
480
Niger--
--
--
----
--
56
Nigeria938
1,534
1,770
--
--
3,343
8,388
North Macedonia, Republic Of--
------------
Norway--
--------
--
--
Oman--------------
Pakistan873
776
343
--
--
1,188
2,918
Palestine108
317
​63
----
389
598
Panama--
--
--
----
--
--
Papua New Guinea--------------
Paraguay----
--------
--
Peru64
--
--
--
--
​26
344
Philippines35
--
--
----​21
135
Poland33
----
--
--
30
138
Portugal--
------------
Qatar------
------
--
Romania131
82
25
51
121
279
626
Russia38
​38
--
--
--
50
198
Rwanda202
208
52
--
--
266
734
Saint Lucia--
----------26
Saint Vincent--
--
--
------
28
Saudi Arabia57
122
​21
--​--
153
300
Senegal66
​32
52
--
--
89
350
Serbia--
------------
Sierra Leone21--
--
------
101
Singapore--
--
--------
--
Slovakia--
37--
--
26
68
146
​Slovenia--------------
Solomon Islands--------------
Somalia68
84
28
--
--
115
455
South Africa61
--
48
----
61
244
Spain--
----
----
--
41
Sri Lanka380
212
69
--
--
301
1,336
Sudan195
443
​22
--
--
478
633
Sudan (South)--
--
--------
--
Suriname----
--------
--
Swaziland----
--
------
--
Sweden--​------------
Switzerland----------
--
--
Syria93
190
--
--
--
212
247
Taiwan--------------
Tajikistan----
--------
22
Tanzania38
39
--
----
52
213
Thailand--
--
--------
--
Togo24
--
--
------
120
Trinidad and Tobago20
--
--
----​20
70
Tunisia​20
--
--
------
162
Turks and Caicos Islands
--​----------​--
​Turkey454
739
​32
----
800
1,349
Turkmenistan--
------------
Uganda129
173
​40
--
--
226
757
Ukraine36
81
--
----
103
273
United Arab Emirates--
--
--
----
38
50
United Kingdom--------------
United States of America154
--
199
--
34
245
786
Uruguay--
----
----
--
--
Uzbekistan----
--------
--
Venezuela363
591
​87
----
692
1,133
Vietnam49
--
27
--
--39
138
Western Saomoa--
------------
Yemen120
292
--
--
--
309
231​
Zambia--
--
--
------
32
Zimbabwe79
104
30
----
136
331
​Stateless--------------
Unknown--
--
--
----
28
105​
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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.​