protection can be made inland (IRCC or CBSA office) or at a port of entry (airport, border crossing). The IRB will grant protection to an individual who is a convention refugee or a person in need of protection. A convention refugee is an individual who has a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Eligibility A claim is not eligible if an individual has already been granted refugee protection in Canada or another country; has previously been refused refugee protection in Canada; has previously made a claim in a country that has an information sharing agreement with Canada for the purposes of administering it's immigration and citizenship laws; has come to Canada from/through a designated safe third country in which a claim for protection was sought; has committed a crime against peace, war crime or crime against humanity, a serious non-political crime outside the country of refuge, or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. See also Immigration to Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Canada Border Services Agency Immigration and Refugee Protection Act References External links Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Website Immigration and Refugee Board Online forms CBC Digital Archives - Boat People: A Refugee Crisis 1989 establishments in Canada Federal departments and agencies of Canada Government agencies established in 1989 Immigration to Canada Forced migration Asylum tribunals Migration-related organizations based in Canada