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The following documents are comments made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in regard to Canadian refugee policy.

Les documents suivants représentent des commentaires de la part du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés relatifs à la politique canadienne en matière des réfugiés.

Statelessness in Canadian context: A discussion paper, July 2003 PDF
Researched and written for the UNHCR by Andrew Brouwer

UNHCR comments on the proposed regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 14 November 2002

UNHCR comments on the US-Canada Safe Third Country agreement, 26 July 2002

UNHCR's letter to Minister Coderre concerning the non-implementation of the RAD, 9 May 2002

UNHCR disappointed by decision to postpone creation of Refugee Appeal Division, 29 April 2002

Le HCR est déçu par la décision de reporter la création de la Section d'appel des réfugiés, 29 avril, 2002

UNHCR comments on proposed US-Canada safe third country agreement, 29 January 2002

Comments on the Proposed Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 23 January 2002

Separated Children Seeking Asylum in Canada, 10 October 2001

Comments on Bill C-11, 5 March 2001 
 

Speech of Judith Kumin, UNHCR representative in Canada, at CCR Fall Consultation (mixed English/French text)

Discours de Judith Kumin, représentante du HCR au Canada, à l'occasion de la consultation d'automne du CCR (texte mi-français, mi-anglais)
 

Comments on CIC's Draft Discussion Paper "Unaccompanied Minor Refugee Claimants", 13 September 2000
 

Comments on CIC discussion paper on family class regulations, 31 August 2000

Comments on CIC discussion papers on resettlement regulation issues (for the CIC discussion papers, consult this page)
Des commentaires relatifs aux documents de discussion de CIC sur les règlements en matière de réinstallation (pour les documents de discussion de CIC, consultez cette page)

On Refugee Family Reunification, 11 August 2000

On Refugee Resettlement Eligibility and Selection, 11 August 2000

On Managing the Flow of applications, 11 August 2000
 

Opinion, The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Obligations of States under Articles 25, 27 and 28, with particular reference to refugees without identity or travel documents, May 2000
By Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, Professor of International Refugee Law
 

Comments on appeal, January 2000

Comments on the White Paper, March 1999

Comments on the report of the Legislative Review Advisory Group, March 1998

Observations sur le Rapport du Groupe consultatif sur la révision de la législation sur l’immigration, mars 1998 (traduction non-officielle)
 

Another document of interest, produced by UNHCR and other UN organizations (and IOM):

Note by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Organization for Migration, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children's Fund on the Protocols concerning migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons
 


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