Release

Media Release

For immediate release
6 February 2014

Citizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomers

Media Release

5 December 2013

Privacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label

The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomed today the Privacy Commissioner’s finding that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wrongly applied the label of ‘war criminal’ to a significant number of people.

Canadian Council for Refugees

Canadian Council for Refugees

Canadian Council for Refugees

Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release

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2 July 2013

CCR urges government to drop plans to break up families

The Canadian Council for Refugees today called on the government to abandon proposed changes to the immigration regulations that would undermine families. Background documents reveal that the government’s purely economic rationale for breaking up families is very weak.

Canadian Council for Refugees
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16 May 2013

New report cards evaluate protections for migrant workers across Canada

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) issued today a series of report cards, summarizing the approaches of the provincial and federal governments on protecting the rights of migrant workers in the “low-skilled” streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Canadian Council for Refugees
Media Release

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30 April 2013

More Changes needed to Protect Migrant Workers