Ripped from Home: The Global Crisis of Forced Displacement

Around the world, forced displacement is rising to record levels. Globally, there is no credible plan to address the scale of the forced displacement crisis, which is expected to increase as climate change fuels devastating changes to environmental, economic, and physical well-being. International and Canadian law have long recognized universal rights related to global forced displacement. These rights promise the most fundamental levels of human security. 

In the context of forced displacement, Canadian leadership is vital. Canada’s migration policy contains various pathways to protection and resettlement for refugees and refugee claimants such as the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program and the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot, which provide refugees with opportunities to start a new life in Canada.

The Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights created a report on global forced displacement. This report highlights a number of recommendations for the Government of Canada to take to address this crisis including: 

• recognizing climate displacement as a threat and taking an international leadership role in mitigating and adapting to climate change, 
• increasing private sponsorship and its support to host countries, including for education and training in refugee camps, and encouraging other countries to do the same, and. 
• expanding the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot and continuing to innovate new pathways for refugees. 

Read the report.