Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Immigration
- Justice and Law Enforcement
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Settlement services - advocate for access to effective settlement services funded by government for newcomers to Canada.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act, introduced in Parliament February 16, 2012, integrates elements from C-11 and C-4. The Regulations and IRB Rules consequent upon this reform will affect the refugee determination system. CCR is concerned about provisions that might lead to refugees being unfairly denied protection, as well as the impact on refugees through mandatory detention and denial of permanent residence for 5 years.
- Bill C-4, tabled June 2011, Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Act, impact on refugees through mandatory detention and denial of permanent residence for 5 years.
- Protection of trafficked persons - advocating for change of Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to guarantee temporary and permanent protection for trafficked persons
Policies or Program
- Interim Federal Health Program - Changes to the program reducing or eliminatuing coverage for privately-sponsored refugees and for refugee claimants.
- 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.
- Proposal to introduce a conditional permanent residence period for sponsored spouses and partners who have been in a relationship of two years or less with their sponsors. Notice published by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in Canada Gazette 26 March 2011.
- 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, and for Canada to sign the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons.
- 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
- Temporary Foreign Workers - expansion of program and protection of individual rights. Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations affecting the program were amended August 2010. The CCR is concerned about the rights of temporary foreign workers and the impact on Canadian society of the expanded program.
- 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
- Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Federal Courts Act - passed June 2010. The Regulations and IRB Rules consequent upon this reform will also affect the refugee determination system. CCR is concerned about provisions that might lead to refugees being unfairly denied protection.
- 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 and Refugee Protection Regulations, proposed elimination of the Source Country Class (resettlement class) - pre-published in Canada Gazette, 19 March 2011.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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MEDIA
Government Institutions
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is an umbrella organization of some 170 non-profit organizations across Canada, serving the information-exchange, networking and advocacy needs of its membership. It is committed to the protection of refugees in Canada and around the world and to the settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
JANET DENCH,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Full voting members of the CCR are Canadian non-profit, non-governmental organizations. In addition, individuals can apply as associate members and non-Canadian non-government organizations can join (both the above are non-voting).
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2011-08-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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$87,635.00
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Yes
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Emploi Québec
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$17,113.00
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Yes
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Justice Canada (JC)
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$13,695.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
6839 DROLET
MONTREAL, QC H2S 2T1
Canada
Telephone number:
514-277-7223
Ext.
2
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Janet Dench,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
