This group looks at all issues relating to refugee and immigrant settlement in Canada. Among these are the provision of settlement services, as well as the broader social justice context of newcomers in Canada, for example:
- access to employment
- housing
- racialization of poverty
- family reunification
- violence against women
- access to services
It is supported by a Steering Committee, and organizes several workshops for each CCR Consultation.
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| Working Group Co-chairs: Yasmine Dossal and Sherman Chan |
Key Campaigns
Key campaigns are standing issues that the working group is active on. As the working group's activities are dynamic, these issues sometimes change.
- Migrant workers
- Access to services
- Social justice / immigrant and refugee rights
- Newcomer youth issues

