Spring Virtual Consultation 2020

CCR Spring Virtual Consultation 2020

Access and inclusion: protection, resources, services

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are holding a virtual consultation instead of an in-person meeting. Participate in the Virtual Spring Consultation to explore current issues affecting refugee protection and newcomer settlement. All are welcome to participate!

With views from all Canadian provinces and with experts in diverse fields, the Consultation offers opportunities for professional development, networking and strategy.

The Virtual Consultation will feature a series of webinars and on-line meetings (descriptions are subject to change).

Schedule

Please note that all webinars, caucuses, working group meetings will start at 2:00 p.m. EDT and will generally last 90 minutes. For details, see the program.

Date	Description
20 May	Webinar: Dialogue with Corinne Prince, Director General, Settlement and Integration, IRCC
21 May	Webinar: Access to Resettlement: Formal and Informal Exclusions
22 May	Webinar: Orientation session: Getting to know the CCR and how to get more involved (30mns)
25 May	Webinar: LGBT+ awareness in mainstream organizations (training)
26 May	Webinar: Recovering from the Aftermath of COVID19: Housing, Employment, International Students
27 May	Webinar: Housing, Healthcare and Income Support for Temporary and Non-Status Migrants
28 May	Webinar: Supporting refugee claimants in a virtual world
29 May	Webinar: Public education: hope-based messaging
2 June	Inland Protection Working Group Meeting*
3 June	Immigration & Settlement Working Group Meeting*
4 June	Overseas Protection Working Group Meeting*
5 June	*Joint Working Group Meeting:** Advocacy in pandemic and post-pandemic context
8 June	Webinar: Work permit issues (discussion with IRCC)
9 June	Webinar: Supporting precarious migrants during the pandemic: a gender-based lens
10 June	Webinar: Forced Labour Happens in Canada (Press Conference and Public Education event)
12 June	CCR General Meeting
16 June	Webinar: Youth Engagement Sustainability: Organizational Change Towards Youth Empowerment
17 June	Webinar: Post-Negative Decision Recourses for Rejected Refugee Claimants*
18 June	Webinar: Francophone immigration in minority francophone communities
19 June	Caucus: Youth Network
23 June	Caucus: Private sponsors Code of Ethics
25 June	Caucus: Unaccompanied minor claimants

* Closed to government

Fee schedule

The CCR relies on registration fees to cover the costs of organizing and delivering the consultation. We encourage organizations with budgets to pay the fee for their category.

However, we understand that many organizations are under serious financial constraints, and we don’t want to exclude anyone based on financial means. If appropriate, people should choose the reduced rate for their category. If the reduced category presents a financial burden, pay zero.

The fees are per person and for the entire meeting series (except if you pay fees for a single webinar). We encourage as many people and organizations interested to register according to their financial means.

Please apply the appropriate CODE when registering!

REGISTRATION FEES including discount codes
MEMBER	CODE	FEE
Full	MEMBERFULLRATE	$60
Reduced	MEMBERREDUCED	$30
Free	CCRFREECODE	$0
NON-MEMBER NGO
Full	NGO	$75
Reduced	NGOREDUCED	$40
Free	CCRFREECODE	$0
NON-MEMBER OTHER
Full (inc. Government)		$100
Reduced	REDUCEDFEE	$50
Free	CCRFREECODE	$0
Low-income*	LOWINCOME	$20
Youth	CCRFREECODE	$0
Refugee	CCRFREECODE	$0
SINGLE WEBINAR
Can only attend one meeting	1WEBINAR	$20

*participant not supported by an NGO

Payment of fees

If you represent an organization and would like to pay a single amount for all staff, please contact Claudia at ccojal@ccrweb.ca

Please note that the above amounts are in Canadian dollars. However, due to constraints of the webinar platform, payments will be converted to US dollars when paying online.

If paying in US dollars represents a problem for your organization, or you need a receipt in Canadian dollars, please contact Claudia at ccojal@ccrweb.ca.

Not yet a CCR member? There’s no better time to become one...

Are you planning to participate in the CCR Consultation? There is no better time to apply for membership as a Member (for groups and organizations) or as an Associate Member (for unaffiliated individuals).

If your group or organization is not yet a member of the CCR, you may be missing out on perks like Consultation registration discounts, free webinars and online resources for CCR members only.

Already an Associate Member or with a CCR member organization? Please share this opportunity with ‘future Members’ attending the Consultation!

General Information

Consultations

The Canadian Council for Refugees holds two Consultations each year, one in the spring (May or June) and one in the fall (November or December). The Consultations are held in different cities.

CCR Consultations address issues of refugee protection and immigrant and refugee settlement. They bring together 300 or more people from across Canada and beyond. Participants include refugees, immigrants, representatives of NGOs, government, UNHCR, academics and international guests. A General meeting of members is always held at these Consultations, where the resolutions that drive CCR policy are moved and adopted.

The consultations offer a key opportunity for information-exchange, networking, strategy development and discussion.

People who work with newcomers and those with a personal interest in refugees and immigrants are warmly invited.

The consultation is an excellent opportunity to:

meet and learn from experts in the field
exchange information and prepare resolutions on a broad range of refugee and newcomer issues
contribute to the CCR working groups’ ongoing dialogue on policy and legislation.

Working group meetings

The CCR’s three Working Groups provide a forum to exchange information, network and develop policy positions on issues related to the Working Group.

Each Working Group is responsible for following issues, promoting engagement of members and the public, developing recommendations for policy and action, and encouraging learning. This includes planning workshops, preparing resolutions, following up on action items, and advising the CCR Executive on policy. Click here for further information on the terms of reference for the Working Groups.

The CCR Working Groups meet four times a year. Two of these meetings take place during the consultations (see above). The other two series of working group meetings take place in February (in Toronto) and in September (in Montreal). The Working Group meetings are closed to representatives of government and the media.

The working group meetings offer an excellent opportunity to:

Participate in efforts to promote refugee protection and resettlement, and the settlement of refugees and immigrants
Discuss in depth pressing issues affecting refugees and immigrants in Canada
Share information and strategies with others from across Canada

Click here for more information about the CCR Working Groups

Photography, filming and audio recording

To protect the privacy of participants, we ask you to respect our policy restricting any forms of recording during CCR sessions. You may however take photos (or film or audio record) outside the CCR sessions (for example in the coffee area or lobbies, or before or after a workshop session), but ONLY after explaining the purpose and obtaining permission of each person photographed, filmed or recorded. The policy is available at http://ccrweb.ca/en/policy-recording

There will be CCR photographers taking pictures during some of the sessions, so that we can document the consultation. If you do not wish to be included in any of the photos, sit in the part of the room that is marked as photo-free. In certain circumstances, the CCR may grant exceptions to specific projects involving recording during a session. Applicants would need to make a request in advance. For more information, see http://ccrweb.ca/en/recording-request.

Languages

Upcoming meetings