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What We Want for Refugees: Four faces, four values

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What we want for refugees - 4 women

We want refugees to be treated fairly and honourably, in a process that is independent and affordable.

These are Canadian values and treating refugees in this way is good for Canada and good for refugees.

Fair

fair - équitable We believe in fair treatment for refugees:

Equal rules for everyone everywhere
Listening to people’s stories
Decisions in a reasonable time

Independent

Independent - Indépendant We believe in independent decision-making for refugees:

Decisions for refugees based on facts and law
Each case decided on its own merits, not on politics

Honourable

honourable - honorable We believe in honouring our legal obligations towards refugees:

Respecting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Respecting Canada’s international commitments, such as the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Affordable

Affordable - Abordable We believe in refugee policies that avoid unnecessary costs for refugee families and the Canadian taxpayer:

Reasonable costs to reach the right decision the first time
Enabling refugee families to support each other and contribute to Canadian society

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Our Vision for the Refugee Claim Process

1. Take no risks with human lives: hear every claim, on its own merits

2. Refugees are not criminals: detention should be the exception

3. Timeliness costs everyone less: avoiding unnecessary delays for refugee hearings and family reunification saves heartache and taxpayer’s money

4. Refugee decisions mean life or death: decision makers must be up to the task

5. Decision makers aren’t perfect: everyone deserves the right to a second opinion

For more information, see: http://ccrweb.ca/en/our-vision-refugee-claim-process

Our Vision for Canada’s Overseas Refugee System

1. Fast processing, to meet the protection needs of refugees

2. Available to refugees everywhere in the world, without discrimination

3. Engaging Canadians as true partners through private sponsorship

4. Government doing its part to resettle refugees, based on need

5. Fair decision-making

6. Keeping families together

For more information, see: http://ccrweb.ca/en/our-vision-canadas-overseas-refugee-system