Policy briefings

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

Environmental Displacement and Environmental Migration: Blurred Boundaries Require Integrated Policies

by Michaela Hynie, York University; Prateep Nayak,  University of Waterloo, Teresa Gomes & Ifrah Abdillah, University of Toronto [RRN/CRS Policy Brief Submitted to the Government of Canada, December 2, 2016] Executive Summary As the pace and severity of environmental change increase, environmental migration is being recognized as a necessary and potentially beneficial adaptation to change, … Continue reading Environmental Displacement and Environmental Migration: Blurred Boundaries Require Integrated Policies

The Humanitarian-Development Nexus: Opportunities for Canadian Leadership

by Kevin Dunbar, CARE Canada & James Milner, Carleton University [RRN/CRS Policy Brief Submitted to the Government of Canada, December 2, 2016] Executive Summary A prominent feature of recent global policy discussions has been the need to promote closer collaboration between humanitarian and development programming. In adopting the 2016 New York Declaration, states agreed to … Continue reading The Humanitarian-Development Nexus: Opportunities for Canadian Leadership

Age & Generation in Canada’s Migration Law, Policy, & Programming

by Christina Clark-Kazak, York University [RRN/CRS Policy Brief Submitted to the Government of Canada, December 2, 2016] Executive Summary Age and generation are central to forced migration experiences and processes for several reasons. First, different demographic profiles exist in different migration contexts, with age issues factoring into migration decisions and policymaking. Second, people at different … Continue reading Age & Generation in Canada’s Migration Law, Policy, & Programming

The ‘global war on terror’: issues and trends in the use of force and international humanitarian law