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25 August 2014

Federal Court ruling on refugee appeal welcomed

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30 July 2014

New restrictions mean families will be broken apart

The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its disappointment at the narrowing of the definition of dependent child in the immigration rules, starting August 1^st . The maximum age is being reduced from 21 to 18 years and the exception for full-time students is eliminated.

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9 July 2014

Syrian refugee crisis requires strong Canadian response

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) today expressed its support for a substantial Canadian response to the UNHCR appeal for pledges for 100,000 places for Syrian refugees over the next two years (2015-2016). The CCR urges the government to focus its commitment on Government Assisted Refugees, and to introduce measures for Syrians with family in Canada.

Canadian Council for Refugees and International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group

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14 May 2014

Supreme Court Harkat decision maintains fundamentally unfair process for non-citizens 

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7 May 2014

New CCR report shows established refugees now face loss of status in Canada

The Canadian Council for Refugees today released its report “Cessation: stripping refugees of their status in Canada”. The report provides case examples and shows that, following recent changes to the law, refugees now live in fear of loss of status and removal from Canada, in a process that is arbitrary, draconian and absurd.

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30 April 2014

Court rules that helping refugees is a criminal offence in Canada

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is deeply disappointed at the decision of the BC Court of Appeal in Appulonappa, which concludes that Parliament intended to make it a criminal offence to help refugees, on a humanitarian basis, and that the Charter allows it.

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6 February 2014

Citizenship bill makes Canada less welcoming towards newcomers

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5 December 2013

Privacy Commissioner finds that Canadian government misused ‘war criminal’ label

The Canadian Council for Refugees welcomed today the Privacy Commissioner’s finding that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wrongly applied the label of ‘war criminal’ to a significant number of people.