{"id":46103,"date":"2014-03-19T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T17:54:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:22:56","slug":"do-cic-and-irb-have-special-rules-women-situations-violence","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/do-cic-and-irb-have-special-rules-women-situations-violence","title":{"rendered":"Are there special rules for women in situations of domestic violence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. But they are only guidelines for IRB board members and IRCC officers. Every case is decided based on the facts of the situation. A woman may be able to get support at the IRB to help her present her case. This is called &#8220;accommodation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>H&amp;C applications<\/h2>\n<p>IRCC has guidelines that say immigration officers must consider family violence when deciding if a woman does not need to meet the condition of supporting herself financially at the second stage.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines say, for example, that a woman experiencing family violence may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>not be able to support herself financially and may need time to do so<\/li>\n<li>need a long time to get a job that pays her enough to support herself and her children<\/li>\n<li>be socially isolated, and have problems with housing and childcare<\/li>\n<li>have low self-confidence and need counselling for mental or emotional trauma before being ready to work<\/li>\n<li>need to be on income assistance because a former abusive partner is not paying child support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IRCC may process H&amp;C applications from women who have experienced family violence faster than other H&amp;C applications. A woman who has experienced family violence can select &#8220;FV \u2013 In Canada \u2013 Humanitarian and compassionate considerations category&#8221; when applying through the IRCC permanent residence portal.<\/p>\n<h2>Refugee claims<\/h2>\n<p>IRB guidelines say that board members deciding refugee claims by women who fear gender-related persecution must consider the violence, inequality, and discrimination she faces based on her gender.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines also say board members must understand how a woman&#8217;s gender can interact with, for example, her race, religion, or culture to increase her risk of being persecuted.<\/p>\n<p>The IRB has guidelines to help people present their cases fairly and in way that reduces the risk that they will be traumatized by the process.<\/p>\n<p>This can mean doing things differently if it might help a woman. For example, a woman might ask that a support person be allowed to attend a hearing with her. Or she may ask that the IRB board member and interpreter be women, or for many breaks during a hearing.<\/p>\n<p>A woman making a gender-based claim can also ask that a member of the IRB&#8217;s <strong>Gender Related Task Force<\/strong> decide her case. 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