Hardship

The hardship that the applicant would face in their home country if they had to leave Canada can support an H&C application.

Examples of hardship or difficulties that an applicant might face in their home country could include:

  • a lack of suitable health care, including mental health care, and the potential psychological harm of returning to a place of trauma
  • poverty
  • lack of ties to the home country
  • discrimination based on religion, gender, or something else
  • a poor education system for the applicant’s children, including a lack of accommodation and support for any learning differences or challenges
  • laws, practices, or customs that might put the applicant at risk of abuse or social stigma
  • other factors that have a negative impact on the applicant like war, natural disasters, political instability, not enough jobs available, or widespread violence

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