Immigration and Settlement

That the CCR request CIC to:

1. Increase the hours of LINC eligibility for low literacy clients.
2. Provide additional supports for programming targeting such clients over and above standard ESL provisions in the same manner as that for skilled immigrants under the ELT stream.

That the CCR write to the Minister of HRSDC urging that under-employed newcomers be eligible for employment services regardless of the number of hours’ work per week if they are working outside of their sphere of expertise.

That the CCR urge CIC and MRCI to:

1. Recognize the extent of these special needs and reflect this in the training and resourcing of federally funded settlement service providers and those funded through provincial partnerships or programs.
2. Together with other relevant federal departments, provincial counterparts and educational institutions training health care providers, to seek ways to address the training needs of health providers with respect to refugee trauma and torture and cross-cultural awareness.
3. Review the current RAP allocation model and upgrade dollars and timeframes to better support these special needs.

That the CCR urge CIC to:

1. Develop a policy which clearly states that reporting newborn children will not jeopardize a family’s passage to Canada.
2. Communicate this policy to all embassies and UNHCR requiring that this policy be broadcast throughout the refugee population.
3. Distribute this policy to refugee support systems in Canada for dissemination in ethnocultural communities.
4. Facilitate a variety of avenues in which to report newborn children and ensure that applicants receive such information.

That the CCR:

1. Develop an anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexism policy to present to its membership for endorsement at the Fall 2004 consultation.
2. Ensure that this new policy and the existing anti-racism policy incorporate an integrated approach in implementation.

That the CCR:

1. Officially recognize the People of Colour Caucus and provide a space for the caucus at all future consultations.
2. Acknowledge and take practical steps to overcome the systemic barriers to full participation when planning future consultations.

That the CCR request the Public Service Commission to conduct an employment equity audit for both CIC and CBSA.

That the CCR demand that CIC and HRSDC:

1. Ensure that temporary workers are fully informed of their rights under the program before or when they enter Canada;
2. Ensure that temporary workers are given control of their own papers.

That the CCR demand that CIC to make any change in terms and conditions publicly available as soon as such changes are made.

That the CCR write to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Ministre des Relations avec les citoyens et de l’Immigration requesting that the Assisted Relative class be reinstated.