Asylum Seekers

An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum (i.e., international protection) in this other country. An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and might have fled their home country because of war or other factors harming them or their family. If their case is accepted, they become considered a refugee. The terms asylum seeker and refugee are often confused. A person becomes an asylum seeker by making a formal application for the right to remain in another country and keeps that status until the application …

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Publications

MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

Sanctuary in Pieces documents the evolving nature of sanctuary in settler societies. Drawing on archival research and interviews in Montreal/Mooniyaang/Tiohtià:ke, Madokoro explores the history of protection and hospitality over two …

in the United States and Canada sheltered asylum seekers and migrants, and drew on customary law to


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English

Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black …

claimants” (the preferred term in Canada) or “asylum seekers” (more common in the US and other countries)


AMSSA: Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Services Agencies of BC · 27 August 2024 English

BCNSP Infosheet Refugee Claimants July 25 - FINAL August 2024 SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BC NEWCOMER SERVICES PROGRAM (BCNSP) AND BC SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN AND VULNERABLE NEWCOMERS PROGRAM …

submitting a claim via IRCC’s online Portal) Asylum Seekers (individuals who have not yet submitted their


IHRP: International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto · 22 August 2024 English

of the High Commissioner for Refugees, and works for the international protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people. [...] human rights treaties and treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council)

for the international protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and stateless people. The Division of International providing adequate services to refugees and asylum seekers beyond country of origin or asylum. Furthermore factors at play in ensuring that refugees, asylum seekers, IDPs and stateless people have access to their


AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario · 15 August 2024 English

• AMO continues to call on the provincial government to commit to a joint Social and Economic Prosperity Review that includes a examines provincial and municipal revenues, costs and financial …

rate across the country. • Growing numbers of asylum seekers are • By 2025, approximately 160,000 coming Ongoing funding is needed urgently as the flow of asylum seekers continues. Ot her Resources and Reports • AMO's


AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario · 15 August 2024 English

• AMO urges the province to take decisive steps to address the root causes of homelessness, such as increasing income support and enhancing mental health and addiction services. [...] An …

rate across the country. • Growing numbers of asylum seekers are • By 2025, approximately 160,000 coming Ongoing funding is needed urgently as the flow of asylum seekers continues. Ot her Resources and Reports • AMO's


FCM: Federation of Canadian Municipalities · 30 July 2024 English

For over a year, FCM has been making the case that by modernizing how Canada funds municipalities, we can give struggling families a boost in their quality of life, providing …

government to find long-term solutions to prevent asylum seekers from experiencing homelessness. We look forward


3ci: Carleton Centre for Community Innovation · 29 July 2024 English

Governments are flailing—and, so far, failing—as they try to put in place the necessary policies and incentives for the private, public, and non-profit sectors to accelerate the construction of the …

model has proven its worth as an instrument for asylum seekers. Since 2016, the building has been home to


Canada's Premiers · 16 July 2024 English

expedite assessment of genuine asylum seekers entering Canada and to work with provincial and territorial governments to determine the appropriate number of accepted asylum seekers. [...] The federal government

population growth, and the significant number of asylum seekers in some jurisdictions. Provinces and territories government to expedite assessment of genuine asylum seekers entering Canada and to work with provincial number of accepted asylum seekers. Premiers support a fair distribution of asylum seekers across Canada corresponding


AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario · 1 July 2024 English

To protect the residents and to prevent further damage to the property, the upper tier municipality worked with a lower tier municipality and participating community partners to find an interim …

increasing demands driven by growing numbers of asylum-seekers and sky-rocketing rents. • Establish Homeless


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