Canadian Council for Refugees / Conseil canadien pour les réfugiés
Registration:
21
of
52
(2008-11-04
to
2009-06-18)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Settlement services - advocate for access to effective settlement services funded by government for newcomers to Canada.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-280, 39th Parliament, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171) - with respect to Refugee Appeal Division
- Bill C-280, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Bill C-50, 39th Parliament, amendments to IRPA - concerns with respect to applicants' rights and increased powers to Minister
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Protection of trafficked persons - advocating for change of immigration legislation to guarantee temporary and permanent protection for trafficked persons
Policies or Program
- Family reunification - achieve effective and timely family reunification in Canada through the immigration program, through elimination or reduction of barriers such as slow processing times, DNA testing, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulation 117(9)(d)
- Immigration enforcement - defending the human rights of persons affected by the following immigration enforcement measures: detention, removal, interdiction.
- Monitor Immigration and Refugee Board policies, particular with respect to detention reviews and refugee determinations, and advocate for policies that respect the rights of non-citizens appearing before the IRB.
- Refugee claim process - ensuring access to the refugee claim process for all who want to make a claim and the fair and timely determination of refugee claims
- Refugee resettlement - obtain effective, fair and timely resettlement for a greater number of refugees.
- Regularization of persons without status - promoting measures to allow persons in Canada without status to obtain permanent residence.
- Statelessness - advocate for immigration and citizenship policies that reduce statelessness.
- Temporary suspension of removals - submissions with respect to which countries Canada should suspend removals to, based on the situation of generalized insecurity.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- US-Canada safe third country agreement - oppose denial of access to refugee determination in Canada on the basis of the Safe Third Country Agreement
Regulation
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations - monitor impact and any proposed changes with respect to rights of refugees and immigrants