The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) collaborated to pen this open letter to political party leaders and urge them to commit to both messaging and platform policies that honour refugees and newcomers and their contributions to our country, and ensure they continue to feel safe and welcome in our communities.
At a time of significant national political and economic insecurity and amidst a cost-of-living crisis that affects us all, refugees and migrants have been frequent targets. As the federal election approaches, we are writing to seek their commitment to reject this scapegoating, and defend and strengthen one of Canada’s best traditions: protecting refugees and welcoming newcomers.
In communities across Canada, people show up for other people. We welcome newcomers as neighbours, as colleagues, as friends. We want to see an election campaign that reflects this, and a commitment to building an immigration system, indeed a country, as welcoming as our people are.
Please join our call to Canadian federal party leaders to uphold the rights of refugees and migrants during the 2025 federal election campaigns by:
- Sending our letter to Political Party Leaders
- Sharing this call to action in your networks