CCR Library
Recent documents
| Submission to Senate on CBSA practices regarding inadmissibility | A submission to the Senate Standing Committee on... | Apr 2014 | ||
| Full Report of National Forum and Workshop on Trafficking, 27 & 29 November, 2013 | Full Report of the CCR National Forum and... | Apr 2014 | ||
| The Experience of Refugee Claimants at Refugee Hearings in the New System | This is the report of a research project... | Apr 2014 | ||
| Citizenship Bill C-24 submission | Mar 2014 | |||
| Cessation - Basic Information | Recent changes to the law mean that people in... | Feb 2014 | htm | |
| Focus on refugee and immigrant families | Reuniting families is a key objective of Canada’s... | Feb 2014 | ||
| 2013 in Review: Refugees and immigrants in Canada | 2013 was a year marked by increasing... | Jan 2014 | htm | |
| Submission to WGAD - challenging the legality of detention | Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary... | Jan 2014 |
General
| What's new for refugees in Canada? | A one-page, illustrated overview of recent... | Oct 2013 | ||
| Top 5 reasons we are Proud to Protect Refugees | A quarter-page flyer that highlights some of the... | May 2013 | ||
| Key refugee and immigration issues for women and girls | There have been many recent changes in... | Mar 2013 | htm | |
| Year in Review: Changes in 2012 for refugees and other newcomers to Canada | Jan 2013 | htm | ||
| Annual Report 2011 - 2012 | An overview of the CCR's activities for the... | Nov 2012 | ||
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Annual Report 2010 - 2011 | An overview of the CCR's activities for the... | Nov 2011 | ||
| What we want for refugees - bookmark | Take every opportunity to communicate what we... | Sep 2011 | ||
| Immigration levels planning 2011 – CCR priorities | Jul 2011 | htm | ||
| Rights in Review 2010 | Overview of key policy issues affecting refugees... | Jan 2011 |
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Regular reports
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CCR conference reports
| Fall 2013 Consultation Report | Dec 2013 | |||
| Conference report, spring 2013 | Jul 2013 | |||
| Report of Fall 2012 Consultation | Jan 2013 | |||
| Report of Spring 2012 Consultation | Jun 2012 | |||
| Report of Fall 2011 Consultation | Nov 2011 | |||
| Spring 2011 Consultation Report | Hamilton | May 2011 | ||
| Fall 2010 Consultation Report | Calgary | Nov 2010 |
Resolutions
The policy of the CCR is established through resolutions adopted by the members at the semi-annual General Meetings.
Consult the Resolutions Database
Refugee protection in Canada
| Refugee Health Care: Impacts of recent cuts | On June 30, 2012, the federal government... | Feb 2013 | ||
| Bill C-31 – Diminishing Refugee Protection: Submission to Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration | The CCR has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-... | Apr 2012 | ||
| Protect Refugees from Bill C-31: Joint statement | The Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition... | Mar 2012 | htm | |
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Brief on C-4 - comments on a brief that punishes refugees | Nov 2011 | |||
| Welcome to Canada: The Experience of Refugee Claimants at Port-of-Entry Interviews | Nov 2010 | |||
| The challenge of fair and effective refugee determination | Jul 2009 | |||
| State of Refugees in Canada | General overview of Canada’s role in protecting... | Sep 2008 | ||
| Refugee Claimants in Canada: Some Facts | Oct 2007 | htm | ||
| Letter sent to Minister of Public Safety, Return to torture | Jun 2006 | htm |
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Safe Third Country
| Safe Third Country Agreement: Impact on Refugee Claimants - Frequently Asked Questions | Answers common questions about the Canada-US Safe... | Sep 2007 | ||
| Supplementary submission to Cabinet with respect to the designation of the U.S. as a safe third country for refugees | Apr 2007 | |||
| Safe Third Country, Brief to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration | Feb 2007 | |||
| America no "safe haven" for refugees | Opinion piece published in the Toronto Star | Feb 2007 | ||
| Less safe than ever, Challenging the designation of the US as a safe third country for refugees | Nov 2006 | |||
| Memorandum filed in the legal challenge of the Safe Third Country Agreement | Mar 2006 | |||
| Closing the Front Door on Refugees: Report on the First Year of the Safe Third Country Agreement | Dec 2005 | |||
| Comments: Proposed Safe Third Country Regulations | Nov 2002 | htm |
Direct backs
Refugee determination
| The Experience of Refugee Claimants at Refugee Hearings in the New System | This is the report of a research project... | Apr 2014 | ||
| New refugee system – one year on | On December 15, 2012, major changes to Canada’s... | Dec 2013 | ||
| Concerns about changes to the refugee determination system | Dec 2012 | htm | ||
| Comments on proposed Rules, RPD and RAD, pre-published 11 August 2012 | Sep 2012 | |||
| Comments on proposed regulations, pre-published 4 August 2012 (processing timelines) | Comments on the Proposed Regulations Amending the... | Sep 2012 | ||
| The Experience of Refugee Claimants at Refugee Hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board | Jan 2012 | |||
| Comments on C-11 Regulatory Amendments | Apr 2011 | htm | ||
| The Future of Colombian Refugees in Canada: Are We Being Equitable? | Report of the Canadian Council for Refugees... | Mar 2011 | ||
| Changes to the Refugee System – What C-11 Means | Summary of key changes in Bill C-11, including H... | Sep 2010 | ||
| C-11 brief | Brief on Bill C-11 (Refugee Reform) | May 2010 |
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Appeal
Refugee resettlement
| Refugee Health Care: Impacts of recent cuts | On June 30, 2012, the federal government... | Feb 2013 | ||
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Nairobi: Are we being fair? one page overview | Canada’s visa office in Nairobi has some of the... | Oct 2011 | ||
| Comments on proposed elimination of Source Country Class | Apr 2011 | htm | ||
| The Future of Colombian Refugees in Canada: Are We Being Equitable? | Report of the Canadian Council for Refugees... | Mar 2011 | ||
| Facilitator Guide for those involved in CCR twinning projects | Developed for the CCR by Carolina Gajardo and... | Feb 2010 | ||
| Concerns with refugee decision-making at Cairo | Jan 2010 | htm | ||
| From Fast Death to Slow Death | Summary Report of an International NGO Delegation | Nov 2008 | htm | |
| State of Refugees in Canada | General overview of Canada’s role in protecting... | Sep 2008 | ||
| Resettlement of refugees with medical needs | Paper prepared for the Working Group on... | Feb 2008 |
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Private sponsorship
| Important changes in Canada’s Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program | Jan 2013 | htm | ||
| Comments on notice of intent – changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program | Comments made in response to the notice published... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Eritrean refugees awaiting Federal Court decision suffer acute hardship in Cairo: Backgrounder | Apr 2011 | htm | ||
| Code of ethics for groups involved in the private sponsorship of refugees | Feb 2010 | htm | ||
| Comments on Private Sponsorship of Refugees evaluation | Document prepared jointly with the elected... | Sep 2007 | ||
| Analysis of refusals of Iraqi private sponsorship applications at Damascus | Dec 2006 | |||
| The Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program: Current Challenges and Opportunities | Apr 2006 | |||
| No Faster Way? Private sponsorship of refugees: Overseas processing delays | Oct 2004 | |||
| What We Want for Refugees: Four faces, four values | We want refugees to be treated fairly and... |
Transportation loans
| Transportation Loans Backgrounder | Sep 2008 | |||
| Help refugees succeed! End the burden of transportation loans - postcards | Order transportation loan campaign postcards to... | |||
| Hidden Costs: Paying back the refugee transportation loan | A 15-minute video exposing the burden and painful... | |||
| End the burden of transportation loans | The burden of repaying refugee transportation... |
Family reunification
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Enforcement
| Submission to Senate on CBSA practices regarding inadmissibility | A submission to the Senate Standing Committee on... | Apr 2014 | ||
| Bill C-31 – Diminishing Refugee Protection: Submission to Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration | The CCR has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-... | Apr 2012 | ||
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Brief on C-4 - comments on a brief that punishes refugees | Nov 2011 | |||
| Statement on publication of the “most wanted” list | Sep 2011 | htm | ||
| Comments in response to May 2008 Report of the Auditor General on Detention and Removal of Individuals | Jun 2008 | htm | ||
| Submission on Bill C-3 | Summary | Dec 2007 | ||
| Submission on Bill C-3 | security certificates | Nov 2007 | ||
| “Proud to aid and abet refugees” campaign | Backgrounder | Nov 2007 | ||
| Are we all smugglers now? | Globe and Mail op ed | Oct 2007 | htm |
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Detention
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Security
| Submission to Senate on CBSA practices regarding inadmissibility | A submission to the Senate Standing Committee on... | Apr 2014 | ||
| Comments - Bill C-43 – Reducing fairness for refugees and permanent residents | Bill C-43 contains a number of provisions of... | Oct 2012 | ||
| Summary of comments on Bill C-43 | Oct 2012 | htm | ||
| Statement on publication of the “most wanted” list | Sep 2011 | htm | ||
| From Liberation to Limbo | A Report on the Impact of Immigration Security... | Apr 2010 | ||
| Are we all smugglers now? | Globe and Mail op ed | Oct 2007 | htm | |
| Letter to Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security re. "no-fly" list | Jun 2007 | htm | ||
| Letter to the Prime Minister opposing the arming of CBSA | Oct 2006 | htm | ||
| Anti-Terrorism Act Review | Brief to the House of Commons Subcommittee on... | Sep 2005 | ||
| Anti-terrorism and the Security Agenda: Consequences on citizenship, immigration and refugee policies in Canada | Presentation made at the Forum of the... | Feb 2004 | htm |
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Security certificates
| Submission on Bill C-3 | Summary | Dec 2007 | ||
| Submission on Bill C-3 | security certificates | Nov 2007 | ||
| Security certificates: Next steps | Jun 2007 | |||
| Security certificates: Next steps. Key points | ||||
| Security certificate detention conditions | htm |
Interdiction
| Interdiction and Refugee Protection: Bridging the Gap | May 2003 | |||
| Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons | Feb 2000 | htm | ||
| Interdicting Refugees | May 1998 |
Other immigration issues
| Protect Refugees from Bill C-31: Joint statement | The Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition... | Mar 2012 | htm | |
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Canada, the rights of the child and refugee and immigrant children | Mar 2009 | htm | ||
| Comments for C-50 Instructions Consultations | Aug 2008 | htm | ||
| Letter to the Prime Minister concerning Bill C-50 | Apr 2008 | htm | ||
| Bill C-50 - Proposed amendments to IRPA: Questions and Answers | Apr 2008 | htm | ||
| Bill C-50 - Proposed amendments to IRPA: 10 reasons to be concerned | Apr 2008 | htm |
Barriers to Permanent Residence
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Lives on Hold (nationals of moratoria countries)
| Factsheet for nationals of moratoria countries without permanent status in Canada | A set of answers to frequently asked questions... | Jul 2007 | ||
| Profiles: The faces behind humanitarian and compassionate applications | Mar 2007 | |||
| Report - Lives on Hold - the Limits of H&C | Sep 2006 | |||
| Lives on Hold: Nationals of Moratoria Countries Living in Limbo | Jul 2005 | |||
| Lives on Hold: The faces of humanitarian and compassionate applications | Personal profiles of parents and families from... |
Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
| Changes to the Refugee System – What C-11 Means | Summary of key changes in Bill C-11, including H... | Sep 2010 | ||
| The understanding and application of “Best Interests of the Child” in H & C decision-making by Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Sep 2008 | |||
| Families Never to be United: Excluded family members (Profiles) | Backgrounder and case profiles | Apr 2008 | ||
| Submission on Excluded Family Members, R. 117(9)(d) | Jan 2007 | |||
| Report - Lives on Hold - the Limits of H&C | Sep 2006 | |||
| Issues with humanitarian and compassionate applications | Mar 2006 | htm |
Temporary workers
Citizenship
Statelessness
| Canada’s Treatment of Non-citizen Children | Canada has signed the UN Convention on the Rights... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Statelessness and Canada: An introduction | This introduction to statelessness offers... | Mar 2009 | ||
| Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Bill C-37 (An Act to amend the Citizenship Act) | Feb 2008 | |||
| Comments on the Standing Committee on C-18, proposed citizenship bill | Nov 2002 | htm |
Trafficking
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Settlement and integration
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Gender
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Children and Youth
| Speak Up! Support Newcomer Youth Voices in Canada | About SpeakUp!, a small grants fund by and for... | Jul 2012 | ||
| Year in Review 2011 | In keeping with Canada's history of... | Jan 2012 | ||
| Canada’s Treatment of Non-citizen Children | Canada has signed the UN Convention on the Rights... | Jan 2012 | ||
| DNA Tests: A barrier to speedy family reunification | Demands for DNA testing are causing significant... | Oct 2011 | ||
| Canada has work to do: Children and youth rights | The United Nations will soon examine Canada on... | Jan 2011 | htm |
Children
Discrimination/oppression
History
| Brief history of Canada’s responses to refugees | Apr 2009 | htm | ||
| 30 years of the CCR: a brief historical review | Aug 2008 | |||
| A hundred years of immigration to Canada 1900 - 1999 | May 2000 | htm | ||
| A History of Immigration to Canada (Powerpoint) | A chronology focusing on refugees and... |
You may also be interested in documents in the section on Public Education Resources.
Myths
| Myths and Facts - Protecting Refugees from Bill C-31 | A two-page brief to address myths circulating... | Mar 2012 | htm | |
| Myths and Facts 2011 | A two-page brief to address myths circulating... | Feb 2011 | htm | |
| Refugees and Immigrants: A glossary | Distinguishes between common terms used to talk... | Sep 2010 | htm | |
| Confronting Myths About Refugees | Mar 2005 | |||
| Facing Facts: Myths and misconceptions about refugees and immigrants in Canada | Dispels common myths and misconceptions about... | |||
| What We Want for Refugees: Four faces, four values | We want refugees to be treated fairly and... |
Submissions on legislation
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Other submissions to Parliament
| Submission to Senate on CBSA practices regarding inadmissibility | A submission to the Senate Standing Committee on... | Apr 2014 | ||
| Anti-Terrorism Act Review | Brief to the House of Commons Subcommittee on... | Sep 2005 | ||
| Comments to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on the Proposed National Identity Card | Nov 2003 | htm | ||
| Comments: Proposed Safe Third Country Regulations | Nov 2002 | htm | ||
| Submission to the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Urban Issues | Mar 2002 | htm |
Submissions to international bodies
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UNHCR documents relating to Canada
- 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 2002
- UNHCR's letter to Minister Coderre concerning the non-implementation of the RAD, 9 May 2002
- UNHCR disappointed by decision to postpone creation of Refugee Appeal Division, 29 April 2002
- UNHCR comments on proposed US-Canada safe third country agreement, 29 January 2002
- Comments on the Proposed Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 23 January 2002
- Separated Children Seeking Asylum in Canada, 10 October 2001
- Comments 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 2000
- Comments on CIC discussion paper on family class regulations, 31 August 2000
- On Refugee Family Reunification, 11 August 2000
- On Refugee Resettlement Eligibility and Selection, 11 August 2000
- On 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 , by Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, Professor of International Refugee Law
- Comments on appeal, January 2000
- Comments on the White Paper, March 1999
- Comments on the report of the Legislative Review Advisory Group, March 1998