Comments on amendments to Bill C-31
May 2012Comments on amendments to Bill C-31 Bill C-31 was sent back to the House of Commons on 14 May 2012, after being revised by the Standing Committee on Citizenship andImmigration. For the revised...
View ArticleCanada Rolls Back Refugee Protection: Bill C-31 receives Royal Assent
Canadian Council for Refugees Media release For immediate release 29 June 2012Canada Rolls Back Refugee Protection: Bill C-31 receives Royal Assent; Canadian Council for Refugees Calls for “Earned...
View ArticleCitizenship language requirements mean extra burdens for refugees
Canadian Council for Refugees Media releaseFor immediate release 1 October 2012Citizenship language requirements mean extra burdens for refugees The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its...
View ArticleConditional Permanent Residence will put women at risk of abuse
Canadian Council for Refugees Media releaseFor immediate release 26 October 2012Conditional Permanent Residence will put women at risk of abuseread more
View ArticleCCR elects new president
Canadian Council for Refugees Media releaseFor immediate release 6 December 2012CCR elects new President at successful fall consultationThe Canadian Council for Refugees announced today that Loly Rico...
View ArticleNew refugee system does not treat refugees fairly or protect those most at risk
Canadian Council for Refugees Amnesty International Canada Media releaseFor immediate release 14 December 2012New refugee system does not treat refugees fairly or protect those most at riskOn the eve...
View ArticleMigrant workers in Canada face deteriorating conditions
Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 18 December 2012Migrant workers in Canada face deteriorating conditionsToday, International Migrants Day, the Canadian Council for...
View ArticleComment on BC Supreme Court ruling striking down smuggling law
January 2013The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomes the recent decision by the BC Supreme Court striking down a section of the immigration legislation, on the grounds that it criminalizes...
View ArticleCCR decries dramatic drop in refugees resettled to Canada
Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 7 March 2013CCR decries dramatic drop in refugees resettled to CanadaThe Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its deep...
View ArticleProud to Protect Refugees’ campaign launched across Canada this Refugee...
Canadian Council for Refugees Press ReleaseFor immediate release4 April 2013‘Proud to Protect Refugees’ campaign launched across Canada this Refugee Rights Day read more
View ArticleMore Changes needed to Protect Migrant Workers
Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 30 April 2013More Changes needed to Protect Migrant Workers read more
View ArticleNew report cards evaluate protections for migrant workers across Canada
Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 16 May 2013New report cards evaluate protections for migrant workers across Canadaread more
View ArticleCCR urges government to drop plans to break up families
Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 2 July 2013CCR urges government to drop plans to break up familiesThe Canadian Council for Refugees today called on the government...
View ArticleCCR responds to government announcement on resettlement of Syrian refugees
July 20138 July 2013The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomes the announcement by the federal government of a commitment to resettle some Syrian refugees.The scale of the crisis in Syria is...
View ArticleCCR welcomes Ezokola decision clarifying refugee exclusion
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View ArticleCall for immigration measures to respond to the Syrian crisis
11 September 2013Canadian Council for Refugeesread more
View ArticleFundamental fairness for non-citizens at stake in Supreme Court Harkat case
7 October 2013Canadian Council for Refugees Media Release For immediate release 7 October 2013 read more
View ArticleCCR expresses deep concerns over Canadian response to Sri Lankans fleeing...
11 October 201311 October 2013 CCR calls for more consistency in Canada’s response to the serious human rights abuses that continue to occur in Sri Lanka.read more
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label
Thu, 12/05/2013Media Release5 December 2013Privacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomed today the Privacy Commissioner’s...
View ArticleOne year on, Canada's refugee system is failing some of the most vulnerable...
Mon, 12/09/2013Canadian Council for Refugees Media ReleaseFor immediate releaseLanguage English Newsletter type: News release
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