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Overview of the Consultation program

Program – 26-28 November 2024

For a detailed program for each day, please use the menu on the left and click on the day you want to access.

Tuesday, November 26

8:30am - 9am: Orientation
  • Orientation
    Location: Ballroom AB
9am - 10am: Working Group Meetings
  • *Immigration & Settlement
    Location: Ballroom C
  • *Inland Protection
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
  • *Overseas Protection and Resettlement
    Location: Richelieu

*Please note that the Working Group Meetings are closed to representatives of the Government and the media.

10:30am - 12:30pm: Plenary
  • 2024 Opening Plenary - Building Power across Sectors: Reclaiming support for refugees and newcomers - Keynote speakers: JP Hornick, Stephen Brown, Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Catherine Lussier
    Location: Ballroom AB
1:30pm - 3pm: Workshops Bloc A
  • A1: The need for a National Plan for Asylum with Dignity
    Location: Ballroom AB
  • A2: International Students: Commodification and systemic issues setting the ground for exploitation and abuse
    Location: Ballroom C
  • A3: CCR’s Legal Affairs Committee – Public Interest Litigation and Standing
    Location: Richelieu
  • A4: Mobilizing Our Communities: Service Providers, Advocacy, and Allyship
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
3:30pm - 5pm: Workshops Bloc B
  • B1: Emerging Issues in Immigration Detention
    Location: Ballroom AB
  • B2: Building Stronger Support Systems for Migrant Workers in Canada
    Location: Ballroom C
  • B3: Refugee Resettlement Process from Africa under PSR: Challenges with IRCC and IOM
    Location: Richelieu
  • B4: : Root Causes of Palestinian Displacement and Anti-Palestinian Racism: from 1948 to Today
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
5:15pm - 6:15pm: Caucuses
  • Caucus 1: Palestinian Refugees
    Location: Ballroom AB
  • Caucus 2: Is your work threatened by intimidation and organized crime?
    Location: To be confirmed
  • Caucus 3: Details to come
    Location: To be confirmed
  • Caucus 4: Details to come
    Location: To be confirmed
7pm - 9pm: Social event
  • *Social event
    Location: will be shared at a later date

Wednesday, November 27

9am - 10:30am: Workshops Bloc C
  • C1: Untold stories: combating sexual violence against women and LGBTQ+ migrants
    Location: Ballroom AB
  • C2: Unpacking collective care and trauma-informed organizations in the sector
    Location: Ballroom C
  • C3: Extractive industries and forced displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Location: Richelieu
  • C4: Training Workshop: Messaging for Reclaiming Public Support for Refugees and Migrants
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
11:00am - 12:30pm: Workshops Bloc D
  • D1: Government Dialogue Workshop: Spotlight on Advancing Equity and Anti-Racism in Immigration Policy
    Location: Ballroom AB
  • D2: Current Immigration Policies and their Effects on Young Newcomers
    Location: Ballroom C
  • D3: Are we still Humanitarian? Challenges in Quebec and across Canada to the future of PSR
    Location: Richelieu
  • D4: Looking globally, thinking locally: Best Practices for Building Public Support
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
1:30pm - 3:30pm: Working Group Meetings
  • *Immigration & Settlement
    Location: Ballroom C
  • *Inland Protection
    Location: Joliet Frontenac
  • *Overseas Protection and Resettlement
    Location: Richelieu

*Please note that the Working Group Meetings are closed to representatives of the Government and the media.

4pm - 5:30pm: Plenary
  • 2024 Plenary - Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Marc Miller (tbc)
    Location: Ballroom AB
7:30pm - 9pm: Plenary

Thursday, November 28

9am - 11:30am: Plenary and Annual General Meeting
  • 2024 Closing Plenary and Annual General Meeting - Keynote Speaker: Toula Drimonis
    Location: Ballroom AB

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