DVM 4150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Family Reunification, Death Of Alan Kurdi, International Refugee Organization
5 Oct 2017
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Private sponsorship of refugees: canada has the only permanent private refugee sponsorship, 1. 9 million refugees that need resettlement [not including internally displaced people, 29 million refugees total. Supported primarily by religious collaborations: canada reached out to see if these organizations were able to support refugees. Surge of sponsorship in 2015: photo of aylan kurdi circulated, refugee protection and resettlement became a forefront issue in federal election campaign. Principles, policies, and pilot projects; designated classes: [1978-1997] replaced by humanitarian designated class regulations. 1997-2001]: shifting focus from ability to establish protection [coming into force of irpa] Irpa: to recognize that the refugee program is in the first instance about saving lives and offering protection to the displaced and persecuted. Blended programs: -partnership between government and unhcr: project focus afghanistan. Special 3/9 blended program for refugees from former yugoslavia. Lengthy processing times due to backlog: 1994-2005--7000 applicants, only 2917 landings, today, backlog around 45,000-50,000 applicants.
