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A Thank You to Canada’s Private Sponsors of Refugees

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada May 24, 2018

On May 25, 2018 Senator Ratna Omidvar rose in the Senate Chamber to celebrate the contribution Canada's private sponsors of refugees have made to this country. Members of Team Everest, a successful private sponsorship group from Toronto, were welcomed to the Senate to mark the occasion.

Canada’s Refugee Strategy: How It Can Be Improved

Robert Vineberg Canadian Global Affairs Institute April 17, 2018 immigration, refugees, reintegration

"Having a system that not only ensures more efficient, effective processing of refugees, with proper control over who settles here, will not only help Canadians maintain confidence in their refugee and immigration system. It will also ensure that Canada has a system that can respond, when necessary, to global crises when they erupt, and better help those refugees who need protection."

OPINION: UN Global Compacts For Migration And Refugees Lack Ambition

Ratna Omidvar and Khalid Koser Huffington Post April 12, 2018 Global Compacts, migration, Opinions, refugees

"At best we have written a five-year perspective at a time where a global vision for the next half century is needed."

World Refugee Council’s Interim Report

World Refugee Council Centre for International Governance Innovation April 10, 2018 refugees, World Refugee Council

The World Refugee Council was formed in 2017 by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) as an independent group of subject matter experts and political leaders from around the world to consider new ways of meeting the needs of refugees and states alike. The Council will propose innovative approaches to promoting greater international cooperation for the benefit of refugees and host and transit states.

Why Do Some Refugees Matter More to Canadians?

Kamal Al-Solaylee The Walrus March 26, 2018 refugees, Yemen

“Change starts with people knowing about the situation,” says Omidvar, who believes that Yemenis suffer because they lack a champion in Canada.

Environics Institute: Canadian public opinion about immigration and minority groups

Keith Neuman Environics Institute for Survey Research March 22, 2018 Diversity, Environics Institute, immigration, migration, Minorities

Results of this latest survey show that Canadians as a whole continue to be more positive than negative about the current levels of immigrants coming to this country, and with the legitimacy of refugees who have been arriving.

WATCH: Ratna Omidvar on Migration for the World Economic Forum

Ratna Omidvar World Economic Forum March 21, 2018 migration, video, World Economic Forum

Watch Senator Ratna Omidvar as she offers an global perspective of the politics and development of migration around the world, from climate change to impacts on the labour market.

Migration benefits all of us. These stories show how

Syed Munir Khasru World Economic Forum March 14, 2018 integration, refugees

The challenge set forth by the refugee crisis may seem insuperable, but some stories show that there is a beacon of hope. These spirited individuals are showing Europeans and the rest of the world the positive energy and optimism that they bring and, in many instances, filling the gaps that would otherwise remain empty.

Speech: Motion to Urge the Government to Call Upon the Government of Myanmar to End Violence and Gross Violations of Human Rights Against Rohingya Muslims

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada October 5, 2017 Bangladesh, Chamber Speeches, Myanmar, refugees, Rohingya, Salma Ataullahjan, United Nations

The conflict between Rohingya Muslims and the Rakhine Buddhists is incredibly intricate. Their history spans centuries, not decades or years. Within these intricacies, it is easy for disagreements to form as to where peace, stability, justice and coexistence may lie.

Question: What is the Government’s Plan to Fill Vacancies on the Immigration and Refugee Board?

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada September 19, 2017 immigration, Immigrations and Refugee Board, Question Period

I think you will agree with me that it is essential for us to retain public confidence in the governance systems that we have set up, and it is in all our interests to make decisions on claims in a way that is both fast and fair. But when I look at what’s happening at the IRB, an institution you know well, there are 34,000 cases already in the backlog. In addition, there are 40 vacancies in the Immigration Appeal Division and Refugee Appeal Division.