Please note: The Refugee Sponsorship Support Program is looking for lawyers to assist with preparing applications to privately sponsor Afghan refugees. Training for interested volunteers will also take place on Thursday at [...]
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 the start [...]
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 technical legal [...]
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 today, April [...]
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF REFUGEE LAWYERS 2021 WEBINAR SERIES Please join CARL for the first installment of our 2021 webinar series: Pandemic Healthcare PR Applications: A Q&A with IRCC on Eligibility Requirements [...]
On February 23 and 24, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal will hear arguments from Canada in support of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), after the Federal Court ruled the agreement unconstitutional. The [...]
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December 11, 2020 Notice of Availability for Comment The reports of the Canada Border Services Agency’s involvement in procurement of fraudulent documents overseas and providing false evidence and testimony to the [...]
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (“CARL”) is writing to express our serious alarm at the Canada Border Services Agency’s (“CBSA”) announcement, issued on November 30, 2020, that it will resume removals [...]
"We write to renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a mandate to provide real-time oversight for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The CBSA remains [...]