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Table 1 Three categories of vulnerable migrants in the Canadian context

From: Learning from intersectoral initiatives to respond to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants without status in the context of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario: a qualitative multiple case study protocol

Migrants without status

Persons who remain in the host country after their temporary permit has expired (e.g., student permit or temporary work permit)

Asylum seekers (also sometimes called “refugee claimants”)

Persons who, upon entry or during a temporary stay, seek the protection of another government. After a lengthy application process, they may or may not obtain refugee status

Refugees

Persons who were forced to flee their country in order to escape danger. In Canada, whether they are privately sponsored or government-assisted, refugees are admitted to the country with permanent resident status. Those who are recognized in Canada also eventually obtain permanent residence

  1. The limited space for the present manuscript compels us to provide “simplified” definitions. We indeed acknowledge the complexity of these categories, as well as the diversity of people’s situations within each category—most particularly, the diverse situations of migrants without status
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Health Research Policy and Systems

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