Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
In exceptional cases, some individuals who would not normally be eligible to become permanent residents of Canada may be able to apply on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
The factors which are considered include:
- how settled the person is in Canada
- general family ties to Canada
- the best interests of any children involved, and
- what could happen to you if we do not grant the request.
Please Note that you may only ask for humanitarian and compassionate grounds if you are applying for permanent resident status; H&C requests are not accepted from temporary resident applicants.
Also, risk factors such as persecution, risk to life, cruel and unusual treatment or punishment will not be assessed.
