The Inland Protection Working Group provides a forum to exchange information, network and develop policy positions in the area of the protection of refugee claimants in Canada at all stages of the refugee process, including:
- access to asylum in Canada
- in-Canada refugee determination
- post-claim recourses
- family reunification
- detention
- removals
- the regularization of persons with precarious status in Canada.
Read more about the activities of each Working Group.
For the current year (2025), the Working Group priorities are:
- Access to the refugee claim process (includes STCA and other policy measures that block access to claiming refugee status)
- Asylum with Dignity Campaign (housing, legal aid, settlement services, reception centres, front-end processing)
- Public support for refugee claimants and migrants
And refugee claimant processing as an internal priority.
Resolutions
Consult the resolutions related to Inland Protection in the Resolutions Database.
IP Co-Chairs
Francesca Allodi-Ross
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Francesca Allodi-Ross serves as Executive Director at Romero House, a community of welcome for refugee claimants in Toronto. Until 2022, Francesca was a lawyer, spending 10 years in community legal clinics providing free legal services to low-income Ontarians. |
Her primary focus was employment law. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) from McGill University and a law degree (J.D.) from Osgoode Hall Law School. Francesca is a co-facilitator of the Yes! Toronto Jam, an annual retreat for social justice changemakers. Francesca loves dancing and singing and is grateful to live and work in a community that celebrates both.
Alina Murad
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With a background in Political Science and Immigration Studies, Alina Murad is dedicated to advancing intersectional advocacy and justice. Over the past four years, she has worked to promote meaningful and lasting policy change that uplifts marginalized and newcomer communities. |