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Request speedy family reunification

Take action

Join the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) in calling on the Canadian government to promote an immigration and refugee system that respects basic rights by favouring the speedy reunification of families in the interests of the healthy, humane, respectful and productive integration of newcomers!


Option 1: Postcards

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Order campaign postcards to send to the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Citizenship or your Member of Parliament. This will make a great action activity for your next community event!
To order, print, fill out and submit this form.
Here are some suggestions of what to write in the back of the postcards you print out and take with you:
 


Option 4: Resolutions

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Encourage your City Council to adopt a resolution calling for the elimination of the burden of the transportation loan. Surrey City Council in BC has already done so (see their resolution). The Federation of Canadian Municipalities followed with their resolution.

For notes on how to encourage the adoption of similar resolutions, see this guide. 


Option 3: Contact your Member of Parliament

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Call, meet with or write Members of Parliament in your area, urging them to support the elimination of the burden of the transportation loan.  

For a guide on how to approach a meeting with an MP, please follow these tips on how to organize a meeting on the transportation loan.


Option 2: Letters to Ministers

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Please write to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to urge that the government absorb the costs of the transportation and overseas medical expenses for resettled refugees and dependants abroad of protected persons.

Here are some suggestions for your letters - please send letters* to both:

*Note:  you need to put a stamp on your letters to these addresses, unlike letters to Members of Parliament at the House of Commons address