The last two decades have seen major changes to Canada’s immigration and refugee policies, including more restrictive measures that affect unauthorized arrivals, modified processes for asylum seekers, expanded temporary migration programs with limited protections, increased complexity in pathways to permanent residency, and enhanced removal mechanisms. <\/p>\n\n
Despite these significant changes in Canada\u2019s domestic policy, Canada’s humanitarian brand remains strong internationally. This is partly due to a lack of research critically examining Canada\u2019s role in global displacement responses, and the fact that the interplay between Canada\u2019s domestic migration policies and its international engagement remains understudied. <\/p>\n\n
The Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law aims to bridge these research silos by examining the relationship between Canada’s domestic and international actions regarding diverse migrant populations, including temporary workers, international students, non-status migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. The Chair will develop law and policy frameworks aimed at enhancing migrants’ rights and protections through a multidisciplinary, multi-sectoral, and comparative approach \u2014 both interprovincial and international \u2014 with significant involvement of Francophone researchers and bilingual dissemination of research findings. <\/p>\n\n
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