CARFMS News

  Watch the Conference Videos: Day 1: Opening Ceremonies / Cérémonie d’ouverture Opening Remarks / Mots de Bienvenue: Idil Atak, President of CARFMS, Department of Criminology, Ryerson University Dr. Jean-Paul Boudreau, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Ryerson University Keynote address / Conférence : Keynote address / Conférence: The Vision and Values Necessary for a Just and Equitable Refugee and Asylum Policy for Canada: Learning from Our Past to Build our Future Together Olivia Chow, Distinguished Visiting Professor,…

Justice Anne Mactavish Toronto, Ontario, Canada Friday, May 15, 2015 Keynote Address at the 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies Conference (CARFMS/ACERMF) May 13 – 15, 2015, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Role of the Federal Court in the Canadian Refugee Determination Process (PDF document)

François Crépeau Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Professor in Public International Law, Faculty of Law, McGill UniversityUnited Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of MigrantsChair of the Coordination Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures Public Lecture at the 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies Conference (CARFMS/ACERMF) May 13 – 15, 2015, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada From Enforced Closure to Regulated Mobility: The Need for…

Olivia Chow, Distinguishing Visit Professor Faculty of Arts, Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Official Opening Keynote Address at the 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies Conference (CARFMS/ACERMF) May 13 – 15, 2015, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Need to Welcome Refugees and Immigrants – and Establishing Leadership by Welcoming More… (PDF document)

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,…