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State of Refugees in Canada , September 2008 (8-page booklet introducing the basics about refugee and other non-citizen issues) 40th Anniversary of Canada signing the Refugee Convention , two-page fact sheet in PDF , March 2009 (to order copies: Publications order form ) Justice for refugees and immigrants: some key issues , pamphlet, June 2008 (printed copies are also available for order - see order form ) Talking About Refugees and Immigrants: A Glossary Of Terms , (Same document in PDF )
Brief history of Canada’s responses to refugees , April 200930 years of the CCR: a brief historical review , August 2008 A hundred years of Immigration to Canada: A chronology focusing on refugees and discrimination [NB this document is also available in the form of a booklet, $2 plus postage, from the CCR office.] Powerpoint presentation to accompany the above document Popular pamphlet: Facing facts: myths and misconceptions about refugees and immigrants in Canada (in html) or in PDF: Facing facts: myths and misconceptions about refugees and immigrants in Canada
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Page on safe third country
Supplementary submission to Cabinet with respect to the designation
of the U.S. as a safe third country for refugees , April 2007 Safe Third Country, Brief to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration , 16 February 2007Opinion piece, America no "safe haven" for refugees , published in the Toronto Star, 7 February 2007 (same document in PDF
Less safe than ever, Challenging the designation of the US as a safe third country for refugees , Report, November 2006 Memorandum filed in the legal challenge of the Safe Third Country Agreement , March 2006
Closing the Front Door on Refugees: Report on the First Year of the Safe Third Country Agreement , 29 December 2005 10 reasons why safe third country is a bad deal , December 2004
Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the Proposed Safe Third Country Regulations , 14 November 2002
Concerns with refugee decision-making at Cairo , January 2010, Executive Summary Facilitator Guide for those involved in CCR twinning projects , developed for the CCR by Carolina Gajardo and Yaya de Andrade, 2009 Transportation Loans Backgrounder , September 2008 Fact sheet, Palestinian Refugees Forced Out of Iraq , April 2009
From Fast Death to Slow Death: Palestinian Refugees from Iraq Trapped on the Syria-Iraq Border Summary Report of an International NGO Delegation, 24 November 2008 Resettlement of refugees with medical needs , Paper prepared for the Working Group on Resettlement, February 2008Iraqi refugee crisis: Call for increased Canadian response , December 2007 An Inventory of Needs and Opportunities in the Integration of Resettled Refugees , September 2004 (A Project of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement
implemented by the Canadian Council for Refugees ) Resettlement, Durable Solutions and Signatory Countries: Policy Position , 30 June 2004
The Resettlement of Indochinese Refugees in Canada: Looking Back after Twenty Years , August 1999
Refugees Worldwide, Assessment of Global Resettlement Needs and Resettlement in Canada - Statistical Overview 1993 - 1996 February 1997
Resettlement 1979 - 1996: Statistical Information November 1996
Visit page on family reunification
Families Never to be United: Excluded Family Members (R. 117(9)(d)), backgrounder and case profiles, April 2008 DVD, 'The Cost of Separation', 7 minutes, November 2007. The film highlights the impacts of prolonged family separation on three parents who are recognized as refugees in Canada. Available for order , $5 (includes shipping).
Strategies for intervening in family reunification cases: Practical guide , February 2008 Making Speedy Family Reunification a Priority , two-pager, November 2007 Submission on Excluded Family Members, R. 117(9)(d) , June 2007
Family reunification backgrounder: fact sheets , January 2007 Manifesto on Family Reunification Families Never to be United: Excluded Family Members , January 2007 More than a Nightmare: Delays in Refugee Family Reunification , November 2004
Impacts on Children of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , November 2004
Report of the Task Force on Family Reunification , July 1995
From Liberation to Limbo , A Report on the Impact of Immigration Security Inadmissibility Provisions on the Eritrean Communities in Canada, and Recommendations for Reform, April 2010 Comments in response to May 2008 Report of the Auditor General on Detention and Removal of Individuals , 2 June 2008“Proud to aid and abet refugees” campaign , backgrounder, 29 November 2007Submission on
Bill C-3 (security certificates), 26 November 2007 Globe and Mail op ed, Are we all smugglers now?
Letter to Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security re. "no-fly" list , 15 June 2007 Submission to International Commission of Jurists Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights , 25 April 2007 Letter to the Prime Minister opposing the arming of CBSA , 26 October 2006 Anti-Terrorism Act Review , Brief to the House of Commons Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security
of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights,
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 8 September 2005 Questions about Canada's Security Agenda and its Impact on Refugees & Immigrants , 22 April 2004
Anti-terrorism and the Security Agenda:
Consequences on citizenship, immigration and refugee policies in Canada ,
presentation made at the Forum of the International Civil Liberties
Monitoring Group (ICLMG), 17 February 2004Government restructuring: new border agency , January 2004. Also in PDF Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the Proposed National Identity Card , 6 Nov. 2003Statement in response to 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, Chapter 5, Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Control and Enforcement , 15 April 2003Refugees and Security , February
2003 (revised version of paper examining situation of refugees found
inadmissible on the grounds of security) Comments on Bill C-17, "Public Safety Act" , 11 February 2003
Comments on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act , November 2001
Comments on Study on Organized Crime, conducted by the office of the Solicitor General September 1998
Facilitator Guide for those involved in CCR twinning projects , developed for the CCR by Carolina Gajardo and Yaya de Andrade, 2009 Pathways to Gender Justice Handbook: A practical tool for working with newcomers , 30 September 2009Pathways to Gender Justice : A toolkit for people working in the refugee and immigrant serving sector in Canada, November 2006 Enhancing Settlement Sector Capacity: A Project of the National Task Force on Professionalization in the Settlement Sector , December 2007 Gender-based analysis of settlement, Research report , November 2006 Submission to the Independent Blue Ribbon Panel on Grants and Contributions Programs , October 2006 Statement on the federal budget cuts and their impact on refugees and immigrants , 31 October 2006An Inventory of Needs and Opportunities in the Integration of Resettled Refugees , September 2004 (A Project of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement implemented by the Canadian Council for Refugees ) Client Code of Service Rights , November 2003 Comments on settlement and integration to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration , 16 April 2003 Submission to the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues , 18 March 2002Canadian National Settlement Service Standards Framework , May 2000 (html version)Canadian National Settlement Service Standards Framework , May 2000 Proceedings of Workshop on Role of NGOs in Health Care Services for Immigrants and Refugees , Metropolis Conference, Washington D.C., December 1999 Best Settlement Practices: Settlement services for refugees and immigrants in Canada February 1998
Statement delivered at meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres , 3 November 2006Non-Citizens in Canada: Equally Human, Equally Entitled to Rights Backgound information (to accompany submission)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 United Nations, 16 September 2005 Submissionon the occasion of the visit to Canada of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention , 8 June 2005Refugees 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 United Nations, 16 September 2005 Submission on the occasion of the visit to Canada of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention , 8 June 2005 Comments on Canada's compliance with Convention Against Torture , article 3 , 28 April 2005Petition to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding direct backs , 31 March 2004 Comments of the Canadian Council for Refugees on Canada’s Compliance with the Convention Against Torture Prepared for the United Nations Committee Against Torture, November 2000Submission 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 1999Brief 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 1999Non-Discrimination in Economic and Social Rights for Uprooted People: Submission with Respect to the Examination of Canada, November 1998, Prepared by the Canadian Council for Refugees and the Inter-Church Committee for Refugees - July 1998
Letter to the Prime Minister concerning Bill C-50 , 18 April 2008 Bill C-50 - Proposed amendments to IRPA, Questions and Answers and 10 reasons to be concerned , April 2008
Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Bill C-37 (An Act to amend the Citizenship Act) , 11 February 2008 Comments on the Canadian Experience Class proposal , 28 January 2008 Submission on Bill C-3 , 26 November 2007 Anti-Terrorism Act Review , Brief to the House of Commons Subcommittee on Public Safety and National Security of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 8 September 2005 Comments on the Standing Committee on C-18, proposed citizenship bill , 21 November 2002Comments on proposed amendments to Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 September 2003 , Comments submitted 25 November 2003Comments on Bill C-17, "Public Safety Act" , 11 February 2003Comments on Bill C-36, Anti-Terrorism Act , November 2001Page on legislation that became the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Brief on C-11 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) , 25 March 2001 White paper: Comments March 1999Proposed changes to the Immigration Act: Gender analysis, February 1999Comments on the Report of the Legislative Review Advisory Group March 1998Immigration legislative review and women , February 1998 Brief to the Immigration Legislative Review , July 1997
Statelessness in Canadian context: A discussion paper , July 2003 UNHCR comments on the proposed regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , 14 November 2002 UNHCR comments on the US-Canada Safe Third Country agreement , 26 July 2002UNHCR's letter to Minister Coderre concerning the non-implementation of the RAD , 9 May 2002UNHCR disappointed by decision to postpone creation of Refugee Appeal Division , 29 April 2002UNHCR comments on proposed US-Canada safe third country agreement , 29 January 2002Comments on the Proposed Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations , 23 January 2002 Separated Children Seeking Asylum in Canada , 10 October 2001Comments on Bill C-11 , 5 March 2001 Speech of Judith Kumin, UNHCR representative in Canada, at CCR Fall Consultation (mixed English/French text)Comments on CIC's Draft Discussion Paper "Unaccompanied Minor Refugee Claimants" , 13 September 2000Comments on CIC discussion paper on family class regulations , 31 August 2000On Refugee Family Reunification , 11 August 2000On Refugee Resettlement Eligibility and Selection , 11 August 2000On Managing the Flow of applications , 11 August 2000 Opinion, The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Obligations of States under Articles 25, 27 and 28, with particular reference to refugees without identity or travel documents , May 2000 Comments on appeal , January 2000 Comments on the White Paper , March 1999 Comments on the report of the Legislative Review Advisory Group, March 1998
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