Canada

Web Resources

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  Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)

  The Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture aids survivors in overcoming the lasting effects of torture and war.
  http://www.ccvt.org
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  Centre for Refugee Studies

  Research is central to the work of the Centre for Refugee Studies. Based at York University in Toronto, Canada, but involved in research projects around the world, CRS is dedicated to research on diverse refugee issues; it informs public discussion as well as policy development and practice innovation by international, governmental, advocacy (...)
  http://crs.yorku.ca/
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  Chaire de recherche en immigration, ethnicité et citoyenneté, UQÀM

  La CRIEC s’intéresse aux problématiques de l’immigration, de la diversité culturelle, de la nation et de la citoyenneté, tant sur le plan théorique que dans l’expression de leur forme concrète au sein des sociétés occidentales.
  http://www.criec.uqam.ca/Page/default.aspx

• Directive sur les procédures concernant les personnes vulnérables comparaissant devant la CISR

  es présentes directives ont pour objet de mettre en place des adaptations d’ordre procédural pour les personnes que la Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada (CISR) identifie comme étant vulnérables.
  http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/fra/brdcom/references/pol/guidir/Pages/vulnerable.aspx

• Équipe Metiss

  Équipe METISS, Migration et Ethnicité dans les Interventions de Santé et de Service social
  http://www.csssdelamontagne.qc.ca/activites-de-recherche/equipe-metiss/

• Guide de formation de la CISR concernant les victimes de torture

  Le Guide de formation concernant les victimes de torture vise à aider les commissaires et les agents de protection des réfugiés (APR) de la Section de la protection des réfugiés (SPR) à composer avec les victimes de torture dans le cadre des procédures d’octroi de l’asile.
  http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Fra/tribunal/rpdspr/victorture/Pages/index.aspx

• Guideline on Procedures with Respect to Vulnerable Persons Appearing Before the IRB

  The intention of this Guideline is to provide procedural accommodation(s) for individuals who are identified as vulnerable persons by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB).
  http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/brdcom/references/pol/guidir/Pages/vulnerable.aspx
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  International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

  The IRCT is the umbrella for more than 140 independent torture rehabilitation organisations in over 70 countries. Each year our members treat more than 100,000 torture survivors and their families.
  http://www.irct.org/

• IRB Training Manual on Victims of Torture

  The Training Manual on Victims of Torture provides guidance to IRB Members and Refugee Protection Officers (RPOs) of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) on dealing with victims of torture in the context of refugee status determination proceedings.
  http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/tribunal/rpdspr/victorture/Pages/index.aspx
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  Mapping Migration from the Americas

  Labour flows from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to Canada are rising due to labour shortages, an aging population, and growth in several occupational sectors in Canada. There is an urgent need for informed research and analysis to better understand the nature and changing patterns of temporary foreign worker migration flows to Canada (...)
  http://www.mappingmigration.com/