
October / November 2008
Public forum on access to justice Justice Access Centre opens in Nanaimo Aboriginal child protection fact sheet series Enhancements to legal aid phone services — five months later << go to main page	LSS to screen legal aid applications for Mexican nationals applying for help with PIF preparation LSS is experiencing continued growth in the demand for immigration referrals. Spending on immigration services this year will surpass our available budget for refugee claim applications. In particular, we have seen a remarkable increase in refugee applicants from Mexico, although the acceptance rate of Mexican refugee claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board has dropped from 36% in 2006 to less than 14% today. Therefore, effective December 1, 2008, LSS will merit screen all applications for PIF preparation for Mexican nationals. To streamline this process, we have translated our screening form (Refugee Claimant Questionnaire) into Spanish and will process applications in both English and Spanish.
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October / November 2008

LSS to screen legal aid applications for Mexican nationals applying for help with PIF preparation

LSS is experiencing continued growth in the demand for immigration referrals. Spending on immigration services this year will surpass our available budget for refugee claim applications.

In particular, we have seen a remarkable increase in refugee applicants from Mexico, although the acceptance rate of Mexican refugee claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board has dropped from 36% in 2006 to less than 14% today.

Therefore, effective December 1, 2008, LSS will merit screen all applications for PIF preparation for Mexican nationals. To streamline this process, we have translated our screening form (Refugee Claimant Questionnaire) into Spanish and will process applications in both English and Spanish.

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