Resolution number
5
Whereas
- CCR brings together NGOs active and involved in the 4 Metropolis Centres of Excellence (Vancouver, Prairies, Toronto, Montreal and soon the Atlantic);
- Metropolis (Canada) is proposing a national research program aimed at developing immigration policies and programs for the coming 6 years;
- The proposed research priorities question the role of community organizations serving refugees and immigrants and will affect the areas of activity of NGOs;
- Metropolis relies on the support and participation of NGOs in the processes; of consultation, adoption and implementation of a national research program;
- The current Metropolis proposal deals mainly with immigration as an economic and competitive issue and gives undue priority to public security and criminality aspects of immigration;
- The Metropolis proposal marginalizes the role and responsibility of the host society in settling newcomers and fails to take into account the reception and settlement of refugees;
Therefore be it resolved
That the CCR:
- Call on Metropolis Canada to amend their proposal to take account of a broader concept of settlement and integration of refugees and immigrants and include priorities concerning protection issues;
- Establish an ad hoc task group to develop a common NGO position in response to the Metropolis proposal, notably on the terms of participation in Metropolis bodies and activities and reiterate our call to provide a mechanism and resources to facilitate the participation of community organizations serving immigrants and refugees.
Subject
Working Group
Immigration and Settlement