Supreme Court said the agreement requiring asylum seekers to seek refugee status in the first “safe” country they reach is constitutional.
The appellants, including refugee claimants and human rights and refugee groups, had argued designating the U.S. as a safe third country violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Human rights groups said Friday they were disappointed by the decision but heartened by the Supreme Court asking the lower court to examine the claim around gender-based prosecution. He said border officers have “safety valves” under the legislation, meaning they have the discretion to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. Asked whether he would instruct border officers to allow those with a gender-based claim that wouldn’t be recognized in the United States to make that claim in Canada, Fraser said he wouldn’t put in place a blanket policy.
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