CARL’s Submissions in Response to Proposed Amendment Regarding Removal Costs
Read CARL's submission here in response to the Canada Border Services Agency, Consultation Notice on proposed amendments to the collection and recovery of removal costs.
Media Release: Refugee, Human Rights, And Legal Organizations Call For Border To Be Reopened To Refugees In Lead Up To Refugee Rights Day
Refugee, Human Rights, and Legal Organizations Call for Border to be Reopened to Refugees in Lead Up to Refugee Rights Day In the lead up to Refugee Rights Day, refugee, human rights, [...]
Media Release: Temporary Suspension of Asylum at the Border
In these extraordinary times, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) is deeply concerned by this morning’s announcement barring refugees at Canada-US border. The government had earlier announced a sensible plan to [...]
CARL’s Mandate Letter To The Prime Minister Upon Re-Election
The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON KlA 0A2 Via email: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, RE: Ministerial mandate letters [...]
Media Release – The Canadian Association Of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) Supports A Legal Challenge To Declare The Safe Third Country Agreement Unlawful
For Immediate Release – October 30, 2019 On November 4, 2019, the Federal Court will hear weeklong arguments in a challenge to the STCA. Public interest groups and individuals have come together [...]
Media Release: Refugee Advocates Applaud Prime Minister Trudeau For Refugee And Immigrant Legal Aid Announcement
The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) and the Refugee Lawyers Association (RLA) of Ontario congratulate and applaud Prime Minister Trudeau for today’s announcement addressing the refugee and immigration legal aid [...]
Media Release: Call On Prime Minister Trudeau To Resolve Refugee Legal Aid Crisis
Refugee advocates are calling for urgent action from the federal government to resolve the refugee legal aid crisis, in the wake of significant changes to the refugee process in the federal [...]
Media Release – Refugee Advocates: New Refugee Rules And Legal Aid Crisis Create Juggernaut For Refugees; Call On Prime Minister Trudeau To Resolve Refugee Legal Aid Crisis
Refugee advocates are calling for urgent action from the federal government to resolve the refugee legal aid crisis, in the wake of significant changes to the refugee process in the federal Budget [...]
Media Release: Refugee Advocates Call On Prime Minister Trudeau To Halt Deportations Of Individuals Affected By Legal Aid Crisis
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) & Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario (RLA) The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario are calling on the Government of [...]
Media Release: Womens’ Organizations Release Open Letter Slamming Refugee Law Changes In Federal Budget
Groups say federal government’s new restrictions put women at risk OTTAWA (8 May 2019) - Today, over 45 women’s organizations from across Canada condemned what they called an alarming clawback of the [...]