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Working Group on Immigration and Settlement

This Working Group looks at all issues relating to refugee and immigrant settlement in Canada. Among these are the provision of settlement services, as
well as the broader social justice context of newcomers in Canada, for example: access to employment, housing, racialization of poverty, family
reunication, and access to services. The Working Group is supported by a Steering Committee, and organizes several workshops for each CCR
Consultation as well as carrying out diverse projects throughout the year.

I&S Key Campaigns Tools and Resources How to get involved...

Some of Immigration and > attend a meeting

Find and explore tools and
Settlement's ongoing key
resources relevant to > participate in CCR
campaigns:
settlement and campaigns
> Migrant workers integration:
> propose or attend a virtual
> Access to services > CCR and community meeting
resources
> Family reunication > help organize a Consultation workshop
> tools for outreach and education or a webinar
> Violence against women
> tools for settlement organizations > network and provide info on current
issues
> Consultation reports and presentations
> more on getting involved...

Acronyms Working Group on Immigration and Settlement

Consult a list of acronyms

I & S News
Upcoming Meeting Report: Migrant Workers - Precarious and Unsupported

Fall Consultation 2017 | Statement for International Women's Day 2016

Niagara Falls
Conditional Permanent Residence: Failure in policy and practice

Strategies for intervening in family reunication cases: Practical guide

Working Group chairs
Key Priorities for the New Government
Amy Casipullai
Sharmarke Dubow

I&S Campaigns
Steering Committee
members
Key campaigns are standing issues that the working group is active on. As the working group's activities are
dynamic and member-driven, these issues sometimes change. As with the rest of the CCR, I&S addresses
Esel Panlaqui issues from a social justice perspective, and is committed to an anti-oppression approach.
Florence Bourdeau
Madeleine Whalen The Immigration and Settlement Working Group partners with the Youth Network, which emerged from the
Working Group and is now a distinct body within the CCR.
Milton Ortega
Sylvia Waterer Some of the Working Group's key campaigns are:
Yasmine Dossal
Access to services
Migrant workers
Executive Liaison Violence against women
Citizenship
Sherman Chan
Family reunication
Labour market access
Housing
Racialisation of poverty

The Working Group is supported by a steering committee composed of representatives of member

organizations from across the country. If you are interested in joining the steering committee, contact
Marisa: marisa@ccrweb.ca.
 In the media: Immigration, Settlement and Integration

Disabled groups ght immigration law they say is 'demeaning' , 19 Nov 2017 , Canadian Press
Les libraux se prparent dvoiler le plan d'immigration de 2018 , 15 Oct 2017 , Radio-Canada
Liberals prepare to reveal 2018 immigration plan they say will boost economy, help refugees , 15
Oct 2017 , CBC News
Prise de tte , 21 Sep 2017 , Voir
Prise de tte , 21 Sep 2017 , Voir
Helping immigrants feel at home , 20 Sep 2017 , Salmon Arm Observer
NDP slam Liberal government for lack of action on ending 'discriminatory' immigration policy ,
20 Sep 2017 , Global News
Repair our immigration system , 13 Sep 2017 , Calgary Herald
Settlement agencies unprepared for volunteer surge amid refugee crisis: report , 5 Sep 2017 ,
Globe and Mail
Doctors at Walmart: Syrian refugees face a tough job front in Montreal , 7 Jul 2017 , Montreal
Gazette
As global refugee population hits record high, Canada needs to do more: UNHCR , 21 Jun 2017 ,
CTV News
Immigration, intolerance and the populist paradox , 20 Jun 2017 , The Globe and Mail
Liberals' citizenship bill to proceed with some Senate amendments , 12 Jun 2017 ,
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-bill-senate-amendment-1.4154904
Immigrants use Washington state to sneak into Canada for asylum. Heres how, and why. , 9 Jun
2017 , The Seattle Times
Ahmed Hussen visits refugee camps during rst Middle East visit , 5 Jun 2017 , The Globe and Mail
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