You aren’t eligible for H&C if you have a refugee claim in process.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ation/intake-who-may-apply.html#refugee-claim
People who have made a refugee claim
If a person has filed a refugee claim in Canada, they may be subject to a bar on access to H&C consideration (both in Canada and overseas). Specifically, a person is barred from accessing H&C if they have
- a refugee claim that is pending before the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
- made a claim for refugee protection that was determined to be ineligible to be referred to the RPD, and they have a pending pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) application
Similarly, if a person has filed a refugee claim with the RPD that was rejected, determined to be abandoned or determined to be withdrawn after substantive evidence has been heard
Footnote 2 , they are barred from H&C consideration if less than 12 months has passed since the date of the
- RPD decision in cases where there has been no appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) or application for leave and judicial review submitted to the Federal Court
- latest decision in any process in cases where there has been an appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) or application for leave and judicial review submitted to the Federal Court