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Abstract
This paper applies Laura Lundy’s model for children’s participation to conduct a critical examination into the participatory rights of unaccompanied children as they encounter the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) of Canada. The findings of this study reveal that while more child-adaptable measures are implemented by the IRB in contrast to the CBSA, each institution requires addressing significant gaps in children’s rights to specifically uphold the participatory rights of unaccompanied children throughout their refugee claim process in Canada.
Keywords:
- children's rights,
- children's participation,
- Lundy model of child participation,
- unaccompanied children,
- Canadian Border Services Agency,
- Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Résumé
Cet article applique le modèle de Laura Lundy pour la participation des enfants afin de mener un examen critique des droits de participation des enfants non accompagnés lorsqu’ils sont confrontés à l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC) et à la Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR) du Canada. Les résultats de cette étude révèlent que, bien que la CISR mette en oeuvre davantage de mesures adaptées aux enfants que l’ASFC, chaque institution doit combler d’importantes lacunes en matière de droits de l’enfant afin de garantir spécifiquement les droits de participation des enfants non accompagnés tout au long de leur processus de demande d’asile au Canada.
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