CARL welcomes new program providing pathway to permanent residence for frontline pandemic workers. Read our press release here.
Responding to COVID-19
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: L’ACAADR salue le nouveau programme offrant une voie d’accès à la résidence permanente pour les travailleurs essentiels de première ligne.
L’ACAADR salue le nouveau programme offrant une voie d’accès à la résidence permanente pour les travailleurs essentiels de première ligne. Lisez notre communiqué de presse ici.
CARL’s Submissions on Remote Hearings at the IRB
CARL has prepared two position papers on remote hearings at the IRB. The first paper is entitled “CARL’s Position on Resuming Refugee Protection Division (RPD) Processing of Claims”. It recommends expanding the file review process and using pre-hearing conferences. It...
Media Release: Refugee, Human Rights, And Legal Organizations Call For Border To Be Reopened To Refugees In Lead Up To Refugee Rights Day
Refugee, Human Rights, and Legal Organizations Call for Border to be Reopened to Refugees in Lead Up to Refugee Rights Day In the lead up to Refugee Rights Day, refugee, human rights, legal and civil liberties organizations are renewing their call for the Government...
Media Release: Temporary Suspension of Asylum at the Border
In these extraordinary times, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) is deeply concerned by this morning’s announcement barring refugees at Canada-US border. The government had earlier announced a sensible plan to ensure safe housing and quarantine for...