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During the Conference Ryerson University is Canada’s leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Ryerson has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community. Offering more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs, the university is home to 38,950 students. Ryerson is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings:…

Advancing Protection and Fostering Belonging in a Global Era of the Criminalization of Migration 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) Hosted by Department of Criminology, Ryerson University in collaboration with the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) Toronto, Ontario 13-15 May, 2015 CARFMS15 Program / Programme (PDF document) Presenter Biographies (PDF document) Abstracts (PDF document)  

Registration for CARFMS2015: Advancing Protection And Fostering Belonging Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario, Canada 13-15 May 2015 For more information on the conference see the CARFMS website. You must be a CARFMS member in good standing before purchasing registration at the “CARFMS member” prices. To join CARFMS or for more information, see the membership page on the CARFMS website. All prices are in Canadian dollars, and must include 13% HST. “EARLY BIRD” prices end March 31,…

  Dr. François Crépeau, Professor, McGill University. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants From enforced closure to regulated mobility: The need for a paradigm shift in migration policies Opening Remarks: Dr. Mohamed Lachemi, Provost and Vice President Academic, Ryerson University Professor Crépeau will discuss the international regime of mobility and the governance of migration. He will share a number of ideas coming from his experience as United Nations Special Rapporteur on…

UN special rapporteur says inaction is creating a market for people smugglers, adding that world needs to take in a million Syrians over next five years. For full article, please click here.

CARFMS Newsletter 2015

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