Canadian Council for Refugees

Canadian Council for Refugees
Abbreviation CCR
Type NGO
Purpose To influence the Government of Canada's public policy regarding refugee settlement and determination
Location
Region served
 Canada
President
 Loly Rico
Affiliations Amnesty International
Canadian Council of Churches
Website ccrweb.ca
Formerly called
 Standing Conference of Canadian Organizations Concerned for Refugees

The Canadian Council for Refugees (abbreviated CCR, formerly known as the Standing Conference of Canadian Organizations Concerned about/for/with Refugees[1]) is a non-governmental organization[2] that critiques the Government of Canada's public policy regarding refugee settlement and determination, and provides consultation to Canadian immigration authorities.[3] The organization is based in Montreal.[4] According to the CCR, refugee services should focus on mental health.[5]

History

In 1986, when the organization was still known as the Standing Conference of Canadian Organizations Concerned for Refugees, it was composed of approximately 100 refugee advocacy groups.[6]

Before the September 11 attacks in 2001, the CCR issued a statement that there was a disproportionate amount of immigration security provisions applied to particular refugee communities, including Kurdish people, Sri Lankan Tamil people, Palestinian people, people from Algeria, Sikhs, and people associated with the People's Mujahedin of Iran.[7]

The CCR said that refugees became far less likely to show up for their asylum hearings starting in January 2003 when Canadian officials stopped asking the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States to guarantee that these refugees would not be arrested.[8]

Towards the end of 2005, the CCR became part of a coalition with Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches to question the constitutionality of the Canada–United States Safe Third Country Agreement.[9] According to the CCR, the agreement would result in increased illegal immigration and people smuggling.[10]

References

[11] [12] [13] [14]

  1. ↑ Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed; Nazilla Khanlou; Helene Moussa (2011). Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed, ed. "Introduction". Not Born a Refugee Woman: Contesting Identities, Rethinking Practices (Berghahn Books): 3. ISBN 0857457039.
  2. ↑ Andy Lamey (2011). Frontier Justice: The Global Refugee Crisis and What To Do About It. Random House. p. 261. ISBN 0307367924.
  3. ↑ Daiva Stasiulis; Christine Hughes; Zainab Amery (2011). Erin Tolley, Robert Young, eds. "From Government to Multilevel Governance of Immigrant Settlement in Ontario's City-Regions". Immigrant Settlement Policy in Canadian Municipalities (McGill-Queen's University Press): 111. ISBN 0773585850.
  4. ↑ Paul Weinberg (November 9, 2013). "Secret Evidence Plays Growing Role in Canada’s Immigration Courts". Inter Press Service. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Paul Anisef; Kenise Murphy Kilbride (2003). Managing Two Worlds: The Experiences and Concerns of Immigrant Youth in Ontario. Canadian Scholars' Press. p. 15. ISBN 1551302179.
  6. ↑ Andrew Stuart Thompson (2010). In Defence of Principles: NGOs and Human Rights in Canada. University of British Columbia Press. p. 39. ISBN 0774859636.
  7. ↑ Sharryn J. Aiken (2007). Vijay Agnew, ed. "From Slavery to Expulsion: Racism, Canadian Immigration Law, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Modern Constitutionalism". Interrogating Race and Racism (University of Toronto Press): 92. ISBN 0802095097.
  8. ↑ François Crepéau; Stephen H. Legomsky (2007). Susan Kneebone, Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei, eds. "North American Responses: A Comparative Study of U.S. and Canadian Refugee Policy". New Regionalism and Asylum Seekers: Challenges Ahead (Berghahn Books): 157. ISBN 1845453441.
  9. ↑ Sharryn J. Aiken (2007). Ricardo Grinspun, Yasmine Shamsie, eds. "Risking Rights: An Assessment of Canadian Border Security Policies". Whose Canada?: Continental Integration, Fortress North America, and the Corporate Agenda (McGill-Queen's University Press): 189–190. ISBN 077357719X.
  10. ↑ María Cristina García (2006). Seeking Refuge: Central American Migration to Mexico, the United States, and Canada. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 0520939433.
  11. ↑ Warren Crichlow (13 May 2013). Race, Identity, and Representation in Education. Routledge. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-136-76447-9.
  12. ↑ Denise L. Spitzer (2011). Engendering Migrant Health: Canadian Perspectives. University of Toronto Press. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-0-8020-9562-6.
  13. ↑ Agnès G. Hurwitz (2009). The Collective Responsibility of States to Protect Refugees. Oxford University Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-19-927838-1.
  14. ↑ J. E. Mulira (20 October 2010). Ugandans in Canada. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 382–. ISBN 978-1-4535-8513-9.

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