Canada Confirms Atheist Refugees Are Eligible For Asylum Program

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On March 24th, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship confirmed that atheists and other non-religious refugees are eligible for Less Complex Claims (LCC), an expedited refugee application process. In an interview with the Atheist Republic News Team, Robert Hamilton, President of Humanist Ottawa and Treasurer of Atheist Republic, said the LCC had previously listed religion and religious persecution among the "acceptable reasons" for the refugee applicant to qualify for the special program. However, the policy did not specify that atheists and nonbelievers are part of the persecuted group. At the time Doug Thomas, a lobbyist and the president of Secular Connexion Séculière (SCS) and his team reached out to Marco Mendicino, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship at the time for clarification, but Mendicino did not respond. After getting no response, they launched a petition which gained 2,500 signatures in 90 days but was sidelined by the 2021 federal election. The second edition of the petition was presented to the House of Commons on February 8, 2022. The LCC policy now includes individuals who "have chosen to be disassociated from a religious denomination or community, or those who hold no religious conviction, including nonbelievers!"

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Victory! Canada Confirms Atheists are Eligible for Expedited Refugee Policy

Location: Canada