Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications

Canada remains at the forefront of humanitarian efforts to help those persecuted for who they are or otherwise in need. For those seeking safety and comfort, Shah and Shah lawyers reaches out with a guiding and experienced hand.

An application for Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds is not meant to be an alternative stream of immigration. Rather, it allows an applicant to be excused from normal immigration standards based on hardship and difficulties, which may include:

  • Best interests of children that will be affected

  • Medical Hardship

  • Danger of returning to a specific country

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