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VIDEO: Independent Senator Talks about How Canada Should Help Refugees left behind because of Trump’s executive order

Ratna Omidvar CBC February 1, 2017 Canada-US relations, immigration, refugees

Senator Ratna Omidvar says that Canada should establish a global response and build a coalition of countries willing to take refugees stranded by Trump's executive order.

OPINION: It is time for immigration 3.0

Ratna Omidvar Policy Options January 31, 2017 immigration, migration, Opinions, refugees

The next phase of immigration policy in Canada should take a more robust view of nation-building in the short and long terms.

How Davos Helps to Share Canadian Knowledge with the World

Ratna Omidvar SenCA Plus January 17, 2017 Diversity, immigration, migration, World Economic Forum

Senior government officials, entrepreneurs, and business and cultural leaders from around the world gathered together in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum that began on January 17, 2017.

Migrants help economies to thrive. So why do they still generate fear?

Khalid Koser World Economic Forum December 19, 2016 immigration, migration, refugees

Migrants have also become the main driver for development. The World Bank estimates that between them they may send home as much as $600 billion this year – at least three times the value of all foreign aid. Development experts agree that remittances will play a critical role in funding the Sustainable Development Goals.

The biggest issues facing migrants today – and what we can do to solve them

Ratna Omidvar World Economic Forum November 12, 2016 Diversity, immigration, inclusion, migration, refugees, World Economic Forum

In the management of global migration, the world is clinging to outdated infrastructure and patterns of mobility. The contribution immigrants make to their host communities is not widely understood, and countries need to begin showing an interest in all migrants, not just skilled labour.

Minister may suspend revocations of citizenship

Lynn Desjardins Radio Canada October 25, 2016 Citizenship, immigration, migration, Minister John McCallum

Senator Omidvar discusses the need of due process in citizenship revocation cases along with the government's proposed moratorium.

The Senate’s champion of diversity

Mackenzie Scrimshaw iPolitics October 15, 2016 Bill C-6, Canada-US relations, charities, Diversity, immigration, refugees, Senate Modernization

The senator sat down with iPolitics on October 6 in a vacant office at the University of Ottawa’s Fauteux Building after giving a keynote speech to a group of law students, interested in refugee law, from across Canada. The address was part of the first student-led conference of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.

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Ottawa softens stand on stripping citizenship over false papers

Michelle Zilio Globe and Mail October 4, 2016 Citizenship, immigration, migration, Minister John McCallum, refugees

Recently appointed independent senator Ratna Omidvar gave the keynote address. She encouraged students to pursue a career in refugee and social justice law and shared her own story of fleeing Iran as a refugee in 1981. She inspired attendees to remember that the human element in the law is as important as the law itself.

McCallum: I’ll consider moratorium on stripping citizenship without a hearing

Joan Bryden Canadian Press October 4, 2016 Citizenship, immigration, Minister John McCallum, refugees

Immigration minister said he'd welcome amendment to C-6 giving right to appeal decision to strip citizenship

News Release: Senator Ratna Omidvar Introduces the Government’s Citizenship Bill in the Senate

Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada September 27, 2016 Bill C-6, Citizenship, immigration, News Releases

“This is a good bill, but it is not a perfect bill,” Senator Omidvar said. “Improvements can be made. I expect my colleagues in the Senate will bring into focus issues of critical importance during debate. I look forward to these deliberations and to proposals which seek to reform the Citizenship Act in the spirit of the principles underlying Bill C-6.”