List of Terms CBSA CIC IRB IRCC ISI StatsCan UNHCR Jus sanguinis Jus soli Canada Border Services Agency Citizenship and Immigration Canada (as of Nov 2015 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, IRCC) Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (formerly Citizenship and Immigration Canada, CIC) Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion Statistics Canada United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The ‘right of descent’, referring to citizenship by descent The ‘right of the soil’, referring to birthright citizenship iii