The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) serves as an informed national voice on refugee law and the human rights of refugees and forced migrants, and promotes just and consistent practices in the treatment of refugees in Canada.
l’Association canadienne des avocats et avocates en droit des réfugiés (ACAADR) agit à titre de voix nationale informée sur les réfugiés et les droits humains et promeut le traitement juste des réfugiés au Canada.
Latest News
Media Release: Refugee lawyers take Federal Government to Court over refugee border restrictions
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) has today filed a legal challenge of the Federal Government’s Canada-U.S. border restrictions that have shut out most refugee claimants from Canada since[...]
FCA decision upholding Safe Third Country Agreement: a backwards step for human rights
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers is deeply concerned by today’s Federal Court of Appeal decision upholding the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). The Court dismissed the challenge on highly[...]
CARL’S SPRING 2021 HALF-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE
CARL'S SPRING 2021 HALF-DAY NATIONAL CONFERENCE | CONFÉRENCE NATIONALE DU PRINTEMPS 2021 de l'ACAADR Register Here / Inscrivez-vous ici Friday, 30 April 2021 | Vendredi, le 30 avril 2021 CONFERENCE[...]
Missing and Missed: Report of the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations
CARL is pleased to have supported "Missing and Missed: Report of the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations", authored by the Honourable Gloria J. Epstein. The Report was released[...]
Congratulations to CARL's Dr. Labman for her book "Crossing Law’s Border", which has just received the K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing (2019). 🏅🎉🙌🏾
Crossing Law’s Border received the K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing (2019)! Thank you @UBCPress for your continued support and @AllardLaw for the joyous (yes) years of grad school where the research for this book began and developed!
Become a Member
If you are a refugee lawyer, academic in refugee studies, or law student, consider becoming a CARL Member. Members enjoy discounted conference fees, receive CARL updates, and contribute to CARL’s committee work.
Si vous êtes un avocat spécialiste des réfugiés, un universitaire en études sur les réfugiés ou un étudiant en droit, songez à devenir membre de l’ABRC. Les membres bénéficient de tarifs de conférence réduits, reçoivent les mises à jour de l’ACAADR et contribuent aux travaux de ses comités.
Refugee Travel is Essential
Canada’s border with the United States is effectively closed to refugees. Our current border policies—the Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”) and the restrictions in the COVID-19 related Orders in Council (“OICs”)—prevent nearly all refugees who approach the border from applying for protection in Canada. This is a sharp turn away from Canada’s commitment to refugee protection and puts people at risk.
La frontière que le Canada partage avec les États-Unis est dans les faits fermée aux réfugiés. Nos politiques frontalières actuelles – l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs et les restrictions prévues dans les décrets relatifs à la COVID-19 – empêchent presque tous les réfugiés qui s’approchent de la frontière de présenter une demande de protection au Canada. Cela va clairement à l’encontre de l’engagement du Canada en matière de protection des réfugiés et pose un risque pour les personnes.
Legal Aid Crisis
On April 11th, the Ontario Government made sweeping cuts to the legal aid budget. Days later, Legal Aid Ontario discontinued all new immigration and refugee services, with limited exceptions
Le 11 avril, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a procédé à des coupes nettes dans le budget de l’aide juridique. Quelques jours plus tard, Aide juridique Ontario a mis fin à tous ses nouveaux services d’immigration et d’aide aux réfugiés, à quelques exceptions près.