Mr. Aden's case is representative of the barriers for all those in Canada with status other than Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Samir and his sister are dependants of Convention refugees from Iran. In their case, despite being in Canada for almost eleven years, they are not landed because of an assault conviction against their father. The Committee appears to be well aware of the dramatic rise in tuition fees, and the staggering student debt faced by graduates. We wish the Committee to understand that Convention refugees and others with no status face additional barriers to post-secondary education, which arise directly from their status.
Barriers also exist on the basis of status for children seeking to attend school.
We have included the case of Mrs. Mosavi and her children found at Tab 6, No. 6. Mrs. Mosavi is a refused refugee claimant who is in hiding in Canada, under circumstances where The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has requested a stay of her deportation, and a review of her refugee case. Her three children continue to be denied junior-high school education because of their mother's lack of status. In addition to the severe cutbacks in health care for Canadians and permanent residents, there has been a dramatic denial of access to health care services on the basis of formal immigration status. In the past few years all provinces have withdrawn from the provision of health care for refugee claimants.