Canada’s Religious Refugees
Claim Decisions Late 2015 to 2019 by Country
Data from
Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)
via access‑to‑information request and
Pew Research Center
How to Read
successful claims
total claims
level of
social hostilities
against religious freedom in country
religious affiliations of successful claimants
level of
gov. restrictions
against religious freedom in country
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Claimant Religion
Christian
Coptic
Pentecostal
Muslim
Sunni
Shia
Ahmadi
Alevi
Bahai
Buddhist
Chieftancy and Fetish Priests
Hindu
Sikh
Traditional
Apostasy
Varied/Other