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{
"time": "2025-11-04 12:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Christopher Hamilton",
"fr": "Christopher Hamilton"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9017156\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thank you for the question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017157\" data-originallang=\"en\">The pre-removal risk assessment is a robust review process that considers several factors to ensure that Canada does not remove individuals to a country where they could be at risk of persecution, danger, torture, threats to their life or cruel and unusual punishment.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017158\" data-originallang=\"en\">With respect to your question on why the rates are relatively lower for the current PRRA process, I think it's important to note that this process is pursued typically after someone has gone through an asylum claim at the Immigration and Refugee Board. It's likely that the process would be undertaken for people who are ineligible and are referred to the PRRA. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017159\" data-originallang=\"en\">The strength of the PRRA process is there. They'll have the opportunity to present their claim and their fear of persecution, and the same factors will be considered. The process is robust, and it does ensure that there will be no refoulement, as we say.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9017156\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je vous remercie de la question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017157\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'examen des risques avant renvoi, ou ERAR, est un processus d'examen robuste qui tient compte de plusieurs facteurs afin de garantir que le Canada ne renvoie pas des personnes dans un pays o\u00f9 elles risquent d'\u00eatre pers\u00e9cut\u00e9es, d'\u00eatre expos\u00e9es \u00e0 un danger, d'\u00eatre soumises \u00e0 la torture ou d'\u00eatre expos\u00e9es \u00e0 une menace \u00e0 leur vie ou au risque de traitements ou peines cruels et inusit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017158\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 votre question sur la raison pour laquelle les taux sont relativement faibles pour le processus d'ERAR actuel, je crois qu'il est important de mentionner que ce processus est habituellement suivi apr\u00e8s qu'une personne a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 une demande d'asile \u00e0 la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9. Le processus serait probablement suivi pour les personnes interdites de territoire et aiguill\u00e9es vers l'ERAR.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9017159\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est l\u00e0 que r\u00e9side la force de l'ERAR. Ces personnes auront l'occasion de pr\u00e9senter leur demande et leur crainte de pers\u00e9cution, et les m\u00eames facteurs seront pris en consid\u00e9ration. Le processus est solide et il garantit bel et bien qu'il n'y aura aucun refoulement, comme nous le disons.</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/public-safety/45-1/11/christopher-hamilton-2/",
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"source_id": "13221573",
"document_url": "/committees/public-safety/45-1/11/",
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