Source Country Class

• who resides in his or her country of citizenship or habitual residence;
• who has been and continues to be seriously and personally affected by civil war or armed conflict;
• who has suffered serious deprivation of his or her right of freedom of expression, right of dissent or right to engage in trade union activity and who has been detained or imprisoned as a consequence;
• who fears persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion;
• for whom there is no possibility of finding an adequate solution to his or her situation within a reasonable period of time;
• who resides in a country that has been designated as a source country (refer to Schedule 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations); and
• who will be privately sponsored or assisted by the government or who has adequate financial resources to support himself or herself and any dependants.