Canada is strengthened by immigration, respect for human rights, and being open to the world. Help us send a strong message to the Prime Minister to uphold this tradition!

Earlier this year, the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, urging him and his cabinet members to uphold their commitment to creating immigration and refugee policy that reflect our values of fairness, solidarity, and resilience.

The concerns raised in that letter are as pressing as ever as the government continues the deep cuts to immigration levels announced last year and has proposed harmful new legislation like Bill C-2. If this bill passes, it will weaken refugee rights in Canada and undercut our obligations under the Canadian Charter and international law.

Every day in our communities we see people show up for their new neighbours, welcoming newcomers as friends, colleagues and integral members of their community. CCR is working with our members and partners to ensure that attempts to divide us based on how recently we made Canada our home will not succeed and that broad public support for immigration and refugees is made visible to the rest of the country.

We invite you to join us by sending a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking him to uphold the rights of refugees and migrants.