Between Sept. 28, 2025 and Sept. 29, 2026, people from Israel or Palestine who received final negative asylum or PRRA decisions — including Federal Court refusals — can now apply again for protection as protected persons and seek permanent residence.
Affected people who received final negative asylum or PRRA decisions between Sept. 28, 2025 and Sept. 29, 2026 can submit a new Pre‑Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA).
This discretionary opportunity does not apply to negative decisions issued after Sept. 29, 2026.
Most PRRAs are filed while an individual is subject to an enforceable removal order and after being notified by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
# What changed
# Who is eligible
Eligible individuals are nationals or former residents of Israel or Palestine who received a final negative decision in that one‑year window. The government says those people may now apply for a PRRA following the instructions on the federal government website.
Decisions issued after Sept. 29, 2026 are excluded because the government considers those decisions to have already taken current conditions into account.
# What a PRRA does and what it doesn't do
A PRRA is meant to assess whether a person would face persecution, torture, or a risk to life if returned to the country of removal. A successful PRRA can secure protected‑person status in Canada. Once granted protected‑person status, the individual can typically apply for Canadian permanent residence.
If a PRRA is refused, the person must leave Canada. In most cases, there is no further avenue to stay after a negative PRRA decision, and enforcement of a removal order will proceed.
# Timing and the CBSA process
Most PRRAs are submitted while the person is subject to an enforceable removal order. Usually a PRRA application is allowed only after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has informed the individual that they may apply. That notification triggers the window in which the PRRA must be filed.
# Practical steps for affected people
# Why this matters now
# What this does not change
The measure is time‑limited and targeted. It does not create an ongoing exception to the blackout period, nor does it apply to negative decisions made after Sept. 29, 2026. Normal PRRA rules and removal procedures remain in force for other cases.
# Where to find the official instructions
The federal government posted the eligibility and application instructions on its notice page. Affected people should follow those official steps and consider legal or settlement assistance if available.
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