Rena Namago is the refugee & migrant rights policy officer at Citizens for Public Justice. She also coauthored a chapter in the book A Renewed Canadian Welcome.
Many of us enjoy the fresh fruit and vegetables that are so abundant at farmstands and grocery stores at this time of year, but how often do we think of the human cost of this abundance? Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is often described as a “triple-win” for origin countries, Canada, and migrant workers;…
The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is an agreement that was made effective in 2004 between the United States and Canada, recognizing each other as safe countries for refugees. Further, it states that refugee claimants must make their claim in the first safe country they arrive in, Canada or the United States. This effectively deems…
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