Refugee Protection Claims (New System) Statistics

Understanding RPD Claims Tables

Referred: Claims received by the RPD.
Finalized:
- Accepted: The RPD has determined that the claimant is either a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection.
- Rejected: The RPD has determined that the claimant is not a Convention refugee or a person in need of protection.
- Abandoned: The RPD has declared that the claim has been abandoned because, for example, the completed Basis of Claim Form was not provided on time, the claimant’s current and correct contact information was not provided, or the claimant did not attend their refugee protection claim hearing or the special hearing on the abandonment of the claim (if required).
- Withdrawn & Other: “Withdrawn” describes cases in which the claimant does not continue with their claim. The claimant can decide to withdraw their claim before the hearing upon written notice to the RPD. Once substantive evidence has been accepted at a hearing, the claimant must make an application to the RPD to be able to withdraw their claim. “Other” describes cases in which the proceeding is terminated upon notice from a CBSA officer because the claimant is not eligible to claim refugee protection (e.g., determined inadmissible to Canada on grounds of serious criminality or organized criminality) or other situations such as when the claimant has passed away.
- Total: Total of all claims accepted, rejected, abandoned, withdrawn & other. Claims finalized in the time period indicated may have been referred to the RPD in a previous time period.
Pending: All claims, referred on or after December 15, 2012, that have not been finalized.

Please note that claims finalized in a given time period may have been referred to the RPD in a previous time period. The following tables include all types of cases referred to the RPD on or after December 15, 2012 (new system). Also included are claims that have been returned to the RPD by either the Federal Court or the Refugee Appeal Division for re-determination, as well as other types of matters heard by the RPD (such as applications to reopen). Not included in the tables are applications to vacate or to cease refugee protection.

January to March, 2020 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2020/03/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2020/03/31)
National	13,383	6,261	3,139	342	568	10,310	90,267
Eastern	5,660	2,282	1,312	171	274	4,039	44,642
Central	6,250	2,991	1,353	148	237	4,729	39,001
Western	1,473	988	474	23	57	1,542	6,624

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – January to March, 2020

2019 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2019/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2019/12/31)
National	58,378	25,034	13,718	1,610	2,129	42,491	87,270
Eastern	24,123	8,199	5,886	591	841	15,517	42,960
Central	27,825	12,921	6,076	947	1,070	21,014	37,628
Western	6,430	3,914	1,756	72	218	5,960	6,682

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2019

2018 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2018/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2018/12/31)
National	55,388	14,790	8,759	1,376	1,880	26,805	71,675
Eastern	23,370	3,542	2,828	468	511	7,349	34,927
Central	26,572	8,834	4,981	839	1,163	15,817	30,872
Western	5,446	2,414	950	69	206	3,639	5,876

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2018

2017 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2017/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2017/12/31)
National	47,425	13,553	6,223	740	997	21,513	43,250
Eastern	21,716	3,400	1,845	347	217	5,809	19,451
Central	20,595	8,025	3,683	344	671	12,723	19,987
Western	5,114	2,128	695	49	109	2,981	3,812

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2017

2016 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2016/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2016/12/31)
National	23,350	9,972	4,821	286	682	15,761	17,537
Eastern	5,819	2,759	1,260	76	97	4,192	3,535
Central	14,880	5,925	2,907	179	499	9,510	12,537
Western	2,651	1,288	654	31	86	2,059	1,465

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2016

2015 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2015/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2015/12/31)
National	16,592	8,596	4,119	212	532	13,459	9,999
Eastern	3,883	2,098	1,288	51	88	3,525	1,919
Central	10,758	5,478	2,268	130	367	8,243	7,193
Western	1,951	1,020	563	31	77	1,691	887

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2015

2014 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2014/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2014/12/31)
National	13,800	7,156	3,961	271	425	11,813	6,916
Eastern	3,310	1,616	1,278	72	105	3,071	1,577
Central	8,932	4,627	2,264	175	265	7,331	4,701
Western	1,558	913	419	24	55	1,411	638

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2014

2013 Claims by Region
	Referred	Accepted	Rejected	Abandoned	Withdrawn & Other	Total	Pending (as of 2013/12/31)
	Referred	Finalized					Pending (as of 2013/12/31)
National	10,465	3,064	2,009	221	357	5,651	4,987
Eastern	2,934	812	673	47	82	1,614	1,355
Central	6,427	1,934	1,120	143	221	3,418	3,124
Western	1,104	318	216	31	54	619	508

Claims by Country of Alleged Persecution – 2013

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