Joint letter sent by the Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) and the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
31 May 2018
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
House of Commons
Ottawa ON K1A 0A6
Dear Minister,
Re: Independence of Canada’s refugee determination system
Three recommendations to protect refugees and make our communities better
This upcoming Refugee Rights Day (April 4), the Canadian Council for Refugees is urging the government to resettle more refugees, to process refugee applications more quickly and to treat refugee claimants fairly.
The Canadian Council for Refugees calls on Canada to care about caregivers
This International Women’s Day, the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) calls on the federal government to change its policies to respect the rights and contributions of the many women who come to this country as caregivers.
The CCR welcomes Budget 2018’s additional resources for refugee determination and increased government resettlement
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) welcomes the additional resources provided in the 2018 Budget for refugee determination at the Immigration and Refugee Board, which will allow refugee claimants to be heard sooner.
19 January 2018
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Dear Prime Minister,
The Canadian Council for Refugees joins its voice to the appeal from the National Council of Canadian Muslims requesting that January 29 be designated a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia.
International Migrants Day: Calling for access to permanent residence and family unity
Media Release
For immediate release
14 December 2017
Five years later, refugees are suffering the consequences of unfair and inefficient changes to the refugee system
Submission made by the Canadian Council for Refugees and Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers to the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers’ Meeting on Human Rights, December 2017: