Canada Illegally Returning Refugees to the U.S. Amid Widespread Rights Violations

New court challenge argues government is breaching Charter rights, defying Supreme Court ruling on refugee protection

17 June 2026

The Government of Canada is violating the Charter rights of people seeking refugee protection in Canada by handing them over to the United States, despite mounting evidence of rights abuses linked to the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda, a new court challenge contends.

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Press release

10 December 2025

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CCR welcomes long overdue measure to give permanent residence to refugees in Canada

Drastic cuts for refugees resettled from abroad deeply disappointing

November 5, 2025

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Canadian Council for Refugees part of multilateral meetings in Geneva

Geneva, June 7th 2024 - NGO delegates from 26 countries gathered in Geneva this week have called for international action to expand resettlement and ad

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6 June 2024

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8 April 2024

The Canadian Council for Refugees to Challenge Cessation in the Courts

The Canadian Council for Refugees will appear before the Federal Court today to challenge the rules on loss of status for refugees, as a public interest party in the Gnanapragasam case.

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Government Rejects Widely Supported Call for Open Work Permits for Migrant Workers

MONTRÉAL – In response to a parliamentary petition by the Open Work Permit NOW campaign to end employer specific work permits, the Government of Canada has doubled down on maintaining tied labour as an important feature of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Canada’s immigration system.