Resources
International
- International, Lesbian, Gay, Trans and Intersex Association
- State Sponsored Homophobia
- Outright Action International (formerly IGLHRC)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Canadian site)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (International site) http://www.unhcr.org/
- ORAM International
CanadianIn Canada Refugee Claims
General Assistance
- Red Cross First Contact. 24-hour multilingual assistance in Ontario and BC including shelter referral
Toll Free for BC 1-866-771-8858
- RefugeeClaim.ca – Refugee hearing preparation guide and Ready Tour registration
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada – Refugee Claimants
- National Document Packages of the IRB
- Canadian Council for Refugees
- LEGIT.ca –Canadian Immigration for Same-Sex Partners
Assistance for LGBTQ+ refugee claimants
- Montreal – Action LGBTQ with Immigrants and Refugees Montreal (AGIR)
- Toronto – Among Friends at 519 Centre
- Winnipeg- Reaching Out Winnipeg
- Vancouver –Rainbow Refugee
- Toronto – Rainbow Railroad – assists LGBTQ+ people facing persecution to move to safety
Making a refugee claim In British Columbia
Legal Services Society of BC:
Outside Victoria and Vancouver: 1-800-663-7867
In Vancouver: 604-660-2421
In Victoria: 250-387-6121
Rainbow Refugee: holds drop-ins on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:30 at Qmunity; consultations by appointment, contact info@rainbowrefugee.ca
Qmunity: 1170 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC 604-684-5307 – website
VAST: Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture
Information for refugee claimants entering from USA
This document provides information for people considering making a refugee claim in Canada entering from the USA. Download that document here.
Canadian Groups that Sponsor LGBTQ+ Refugees
- Capital Rainbow Refuge
- Rainbow Railroad
- Reaching Out Winnipeg
- Rainbow Refugee Association Nova Scotia
Settlement Supports in BC
ISSofBC Welcome Centre 2610 Victoria Dr. (604) 684-2561 –
https://issbc.org/welcomecentre/
Mosaic: 2nd Floor at 1720 Grant Street, Vancouver, BC
604-254-9626
- support organization for new immigrants and refugees
- Hosts I Belong, a group for LGBTQ+ Newcomers
- A place to have official translations done.
Web resources
- Envisioning Global LGBT Rights
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Association
- Asylum Law: helping win asylum cases worldwide
- Canadian Council for Refugees
- The United Nations Refugee Agency
- Action for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Immigrants and Refugees
- Organization for Refugee, Asylum & Migration
- Gays Without Borders
- Uganda Urgent Action
- Out WordMagazine
- Daily XTRA
