Vancouver, BC– There are currently over 42 million forcibly displaced persons looking for safety in the world and in 2014 an estimated 866,000 asylum application were registered worldwide according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Canada received 13,450 asylum claims in 2014 of people coming to our border looking to find safety
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Changes to Canada’s Immigration and refugee system
Unfortunately, the fate of Bill C-31 has now been sealed as it has successfully made its way through both the House of Commons and the Senate and has therefore become law. With the passage of this bill, several principles, which have defined us as Canadians for decades, have now been compromised. Principles of justice, compassion, and tolerance that are all integral components of the Canadian identity have been overlooked and our world’s most vulnerable populations will now be left to pay the price.