• Canada’s immigration detention system discriminates against people with disabilities, including through widespread violations of their right to make crucial decisions about their own lives.
• Instead of supporting immigration detainees with disabilities make their own decisions, the country’s use of “designated representatives,” undermines their rights and dignity, often with dire consequences.
• If accommodations and supported decision-making cannot protect detainees’ legal capacity rights, they should be released from detention and provided the necessary support in the community.