Part 2: Asylum Chapter 8: Removal to safe third country Section 35: Article 1(A)(2): Internal Relocation
Overview: This section provides that a decision-maker must consider an asylum seeker’s opportunity for internal relocation when determining whether or not they meet the definition of "refugee" found in Article 1(A)(2) of the Refugee Convention.
	Background: The concept of internal relocation refers to a situation where a person may be at risk in one part of a country, but not in another. If an individual could relocate to part of the country where they would not fear persecution, then the individual is considered to be able to avail themselves of the protection.
	Subsection 1 provides that an individual will not meet the definition of "refugee" as found in the Refugee Convention if, by relocating within their country, they would no longer have a well-founded fear of being persecuted. The reasonableness of any potential relocation must be weighed into this consideration.
	Subsection 2 provides that, when considering the reasonableness of any potential internal relocation, the decision-maker must consider the circumstances in that part of the country to which the individual could relocate, and the circumstances of the individual so as to determine whether it would be practical to expect them to move there. Any technical obstacles which might cause difficulty in relocating are not to be considered.