Immigration and Settlement

That the CCR:

1. Urge CIC and the IRB to work with CCR to:
   1. expand their existing gender-based tools and guidelines to a full, comprehensive and integrated anti-oppression framework of analysis and apply it to policies, programs and services;
   2. Conduct training for their staff;
2. Urge CIC and IRB to report periodically on the use of the tool, guidelines and training programs.

That the CCR request CIC:

1. To stop restricting Temporary Foreign Workers to specific named employers, giving them the same rights to labour mobility as other Canadian workers;
2. Issue work permits to accompanying spouses and children of Temporary Foreign Workers.

That the CCR request CIC to review the process for changing data on ID documents, with a view to making the process much faster and less difficult for children.

That the CCR:

1. Express to CIC that this class be open to all applicants regardless of skill level.
2. Express to the Quebec government that it should to give temporary foreign workers access to permanent residence class without regard to skill levels.
3. Formally adopt the position paper prepared for the consultation with CIC on the proposed class as its formal position on the class.

That the CCR urge the government of Canada to initiate a national strategy for the coordination and implementation of best practices in services to persons trafficked into and within Canada, including all federally funded settlement services.

Resolution also approved by Inland Protection

That the CCR:

1. Write to all levels of government responsible for housing and immigration settlement to allocate more resources for affordable housing and to review the provision of adequate income and social assistance levels to facilitate access to safe, secure and affordable housing.
2. Promote the best service guidelines in the area of housing developed by the UNHCR, ensuring that governments and service providers commit to the housing guidelines, and provide the support and resources needed to enable those guidelines to be maintained.

That CCR advocate for the federal Temporary Foreign Workers Program to be brought into alignment with the Welcoming Communities Initiative’s and similar initiatives of other jurisdictions goals of cohesiveness, social inclusiveness and retention of population permanently.

That the CCR promote the expansion of core curriculum strategies and resources for the entire student population to address the lived experiences and continuing realities of immigrants and refugees in our modern multicultural Canadian society through collaborative engagement between provincial ministries of education, settlement agencies and other relevant partners and stakeholders.

That the CCR:

1. Advocate for provincial governments to protect Temporary Foreign Workers’ rights through workplace audits and enforcement of appropriate legislation, including criminal, against employers and recruiters.
2. Advocate that the federal government:

1. Prosecute recruiters and employers who contravene IRPA.
2. Put in place a mechanism and systems to protect rather than penalize Temporary Foreign Workers who have contravened IRPA as a result of victimization by recruiters and employers;
3. Enter into international agreements whereby Canada and the source countries of Temporary Foreign Workers agree to prohibit the charging to the workers of recruitment and placement fees.

That the CCR advocate that the federal government enforce a mandatory monitoring system for the employers of Temporary Foreign Workers.