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The State of Private Refugee Sponsorship in Canada: Trends, Issues, and Impacts

by Jennifer Hyndman, William Payne, York University & Shauna Jimenez, East Kootenay Friends of Burma [RRN/CRS Policy Brief Submitted to the Government of Canada, December 2, 2016] Executive Summary From academic, policy, and sponsors’ perspectives, what is known about the private sponsorship of refugees in Canada? Since its inception in the 1970s, the federal government … Continue reading The State of Private Refugee Sponsorship in Canada: Trends, Issues, and Impacts →

Introduction, Refugee Determination

Book review: The International Law and Practice of Early-Warning and Preventive Diplomacy

The Backlog: Barbara’s Achilles Heel?

Refugees Around the Globe

Convention and Humanitarian Refugees

The New Refugee System: Success or Failure?

Refugees and the Elections

Editorial: The Trust of the People of Canada

“Global Minds, Local Bodies: Kosovar Transnational Connections Beyond British Columbia”

In 1999, 905 Kosovar refugees settled in the province of British Columbia (BC) in Canada. Despite their sudden and forced departure, many have maintained contact with and returned to visit Kosovo/a. We contend that these transnational links are different for refugees than for other classes of immigrants. In this case, “refugee transnationalism” refers to the … Continue reading “Global Minds, Local Bodies: Kosovar Transnational Connections Beyond British Columbia” →