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Resolutions

The policy of the CCR is established through resolutions adopted by the members at the semi-annual General Meetings.

Consult the Resolutions Database

Resolutions by year adopted.

Refugee determination
Concerns about changes to the refugee determination system December 2012 htm
Comments on proposed regulations, pre-published 4 August 2012 (processing timelines), Comments on the Proposed Regulations Amending the... September 2012 PDF
Comments on proposed Rules, RPD and RAD, pre-published 11 August 2012 September 2012 PDF
The Experience of Refugee Claimants at Refugee Hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board January 2012 PDF
Comments on C-11 Regulatory Amendments April 2011 PDF htm
The Future of Colombian Refugees in Canada: Are We Being Equitable?, Report of the Canadian Council for Refugees... March 2011 PDF
Changes to the Refugee System – What C-11 Means, Summary of key changes in Bill C-11, including H... September 2010 PDF
Refugee Reform: Weighing the proposals May 2010 PDF
C-11 brief, Brief on Bill C-11 (Refugee Reform) May 2010 PDF
The challenge of fair and effective refugee determination July 2009 PDF
Lives in the Balance: Understanding current challenges to the refugee claim process May 2009 PDF
Protecting refugees: Where Canada's refugee system falls down, Pamphlet May 2007 PDF
Refugee Determination System: CCR Essential Principles June 2004 htm
What does it take to win protection? Lessons from the Song Dae Ri case February 2004 htm
Comments on proposed amendments to Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations November 2003 htm
Brief on C-11 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) January 2001 PDF
Page on legislation that became the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act htm

Transportation loans
Transportation Loans Backgrounder September 2008 PDF

See also page on transportation loans

Family reunification
CCR Backgrounder - CIC Consultations on the Parent and Grandparent Program, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is... May 2012 PDF htm
Bill C-31 – Diminishing Refugee Protection: Submission to Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, The CCR has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-... April 2012 PDF
Proposed “Conditional Permanent Residence” for sponsored spouses, CCR comments, March 2012, Comments on the notice published by Citizenship... March 2012 PDF
Year in Review 2011 January 2012 PDF
Canada’s Treatment of Non-citizen Children, Canada has signed the UN Convention on the Rights... January 2012 PDF
Nairobi: Are we being fair? one page overview October 2011 PDF
Three issue overview plus summary October 2011 PDF
DNA Tests: A barrier to speedy family reunification, Demands for DNA testing are causing significant... October 2011 PDF
Statement on Proposed “Conditional Permanent Residence” for sponsored spouses April 2011 htm
Proposed “Conditional Permanent Residence” for sponsored spouses: CCR comments, CCR comments on the notice published by... April 2011 PDF
Refugees from Africa: Are we being fair? August 2010 PDF
Nairobi: Protection delayed, protection denied October 2009 PDF
Families Never to be United: Excluded family members (Profiles), Backgrounder and case profiles April 2008 PDF
Strategies for intervening in family reunification cases: Practical guide February 2008 PDF
Making Speedy Family Reunification a Priority, two-pager November 2007 PDF
Family reunification backgrounder: fact sheets January 2007 PDF
Submission on Excluded Family Members, R. 117(9)(d) January 2007 PDF
Families Never to be United: Excluded Family Members January 2007 PDF
Manifesto on Family Reunification April 2006 PDF
More than a Nightmare: Delays in Refugee Family Reunification November 2004 PDF
Impacts on children of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act November 2004 PDF
Report of the Task Force on Family Reunification July 1995 PDF

Enforcement
Bill C-31 – Diminishing Refugee Protection: Submission to Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, The CCR has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-... April 2012 PDF
Year in Review 2011 January 2012 PDF
Brief on C-4 - comments on a brief that punishes refugees November 2011 PDF
Bill C-4: An unprecedented attack on the rights of refugees October 2011 PDF
Three issue overview plus summary October 2011 PDF
Statement on publication of the “most wanted” list September 2011 htm
Bill C-4: Key concerns June 2011 htm
Comments in response to May 2008 Report of the Auditor General on Detention and Removal of Individuals June 2008 htm
Submission on Bill C-3, Summary December 2007 PDF
Submission on Bill C-3, security certificates November 2007 PDF
“Proud to aid and abet refugees” campaign, Backgrounder November 2007 PDF
Are we all smugglers now?, Globe and Mail op ed October 2007 htm
Letter to Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security re. "no-fly" list June 2007 htm
Submission to International Commission of Jurists Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights April 2007 PDF
Letter to the Prime Minister opposing the arming of CBSA October 2006 htm
Questions about Canada's Security Agenda and its Impact on Refugees & Immigrants April 2004 PDF
Government restructuring: new border agency January 2004 PDF
Interdiction and Refugee Protection: Bridging the Gap May 2003 PDF
Statement in response to 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, Chapter 5, Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Control and Enforcement April 2003 htm
Comments on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act November 2001 htm
Interdicting Refugees May 1998 PDF

Settlement and integration
Refugee Health Care: Impacts of recent cuts, On June 30, 2012, the federal government... February 2013 PDF
CCR Backgrounder - CIC Consultations on the Parent and Grandparent Program, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is... May 2012 PDF htm
Refugee Integration: Key concerns and areas for further research December 2011 PDF, PDF
Proposed Change to Citizenship Requirement Proof of Language Proficiency November 2011 PDF htm
Proposal for Conditional Permanent Residence: A step backwards (one-pager) October 2011 PDF
Three issue overview plus summary October 2011 PDF
Facilitator Guide for those involved in CCR twinning projects, Developed for the CCR by Carolina Gajardo and... February 2010 PDF
Pathways to Gender Justice Handbook: A practical tool for working with newcomers September 2009 PDF
Pathways to Gender Justice Handbook (htm format) September 2009 htm
Enhancing Settlement Sector Capacity December 2007 htm
Pathways to Gender Justice: A toolkit for people working in the refugee and immigrant serving sector in Canada November 2006 PDF
Gender-based analysis of settlement, Research report November 2006 PDF
Submission to the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions Programs October 2006 PDF
Statement on the federal budget cuts and their impact on refugees and immigrants October 2006 htm
Client Code of Service Rights November 2003 htm
Comments on settlement and integration to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration April 2003 htm
Submission to the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues March 2002 htm
Canadian National Settlement Service Standards Framework May 2000 PDF
Proceedings of Workshop on Role of NGOs in Health Care Services for Immigrants and Refugees, Metropolis Conference, Washington D.C. December 1999 PDF

You may also be interested in documents in the section on Public Education Resources.

Submissions on legislation
Comments - Bill C-43 – Reducing fairness for refugees and permanent residents, Bill C-43 contains a number of provisions of... October 2012 PDF
Summary of comments on Bill C-43 October 2012 htm
Comments on proposed regulations, pre-published 4 August 2012 (processing timelines), Comments on the Proposed Regulations Amending the... September 2012 PDF
Comments on proposed Rules, RPD and RAD, pre-published 11 August 2012 September 2012 PDF
Bill C-31 – Diminishing Refugee Protection: Submission to Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, The CCR has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-... April 2012 PDF
Proposed “Conditional Permanent Residence” for sponsored spouses, CCR comments, March 2012, Comments on the notice published by Citizenship... March 2012 PDF
Brief on C-4 - comments on a brief that punishes refugees November 2011 PDF
Comments - Bill C-10 : trafficking October 2011 htm
Bill C-4: Key concerns June 2011 htm
Bill C-4: Frequently Asked Questions June 2011 htm
Comments on proposed elimination of Source Country Class April 2011 PDF htm
Comments on C-11 Regulatory Amendments April 2011 PDF htm
Proposed “Conditional Permanent Residence” for sponsored spouses: CCR comments, CCR comments on the notice published by... April 2011 PDF
Changes to the Refugee System – What C-11 Means, Summary of key changes in Bill C-11, including H... September 2010 PDF
C-11 brief, Brief on Bill C-11 (Refugee Reform) May 2010 PDF
Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Bill C-37 (An Act to amend the Citizenship Act) February 2008 PDF
Comments on the Canadian Experience Class proposal January 2008 PDF
Submission on Bill C-3, Summary December 2007 PDF
Submission on Bill C-3, security certificates November 2007 PDF
Safe Third Country, Brief to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration February 2007 PDF
Submission on Excluded Family Members, R. 117(9)(d) January 2007 PDF
Anti-Terrorism Act Review, Brief to the House of Commons Subcommittee on... September 2005 PDF
Comments on proposed amendments to Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations November 2003 htm
Comments on the Standing Committee on C-18, proposed citizenship bill November 2002 htm
Comments on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act November 2001 htm
Brief on C-11 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) January 2001 PDF
White paper: Comments March 1999 htm

Submissions to international bodies
Submission to International Commission of Jurists Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights April 2007 PDF
Non-Citizens in Canada: Equally Human, Equally Entitled to Rights, Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social... March 2006 PDF
Non-Citizens in Canada: Equally Human, Equally Entitled to Rights (Backgrounder), Background information (to accompany submission) March 2006 PDF
Refugees and non-citizens in Canada: Key concerns regarding Canada’s compliance with the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), Submission to the Human Rights Committee of the... September 2005 PDF
Comments on Canada's compliance with Convention Against Torture, article 3 April 2005 htm
Submission on the occasion of the visit to Canada of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention January 2005 PDF
Petition to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding direct backs January 2004 PDF
Comments of the Canadian Council for Refugees on Canada’s Compliance with the Convention Against Torture November 2000 htm
Submission to UN Committee on Human Rights in preparation for the examination of Canada on its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights March 1999 htm
Brief to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada for the consultation with NGOs in preparation for the 55th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights March 1999 htm
Non-Discrimination in Economic and Social Rights for Uprooted People: Submission with Respect to the Examination of Canada July 1998 htm

UNHCR documents relating to Canada