Background In June 2012, the Canadian government cut eligibility to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) for some refugees and refugee claimants.Analysis Drawing from news sources, this article examines the ways different actors—politicians and advocates—framed deservingness and undeservingness to support or contest the IFHP cuts. Deservingness refers to the ways value or worth is allocated to differently situated individuals based on their social location.Conclusions and implications The authors explore how deservingness is understood through a lens of citizenship, focusing on immigration status, understandings of “illegality” and criminalization of non-citizens, and varying versions of “Canadian values.” They argue that different interlocutors participated in the drawing and redrawing of boundaries of social and moral worth related to both presence in and access to social goods in Canada.RÉSUMÉContexte En juin 2012, le gouvernement canadien a réduit l’admissibilité au Programme fédéral de santé intérimaire (PFSI) de certains—certaines réfugiés-réfugiées et demandeursdemandeures d’asile.Analyse Tiré de sources d’actualité, cet article examine la manière dont différents acteurs—des politiciens et des défenseurs—ont conceptualisé le mérite et l’indignité pour appuyer ou contester les réductions du PFSI. Le mérite se réfère aux manières dont la valeur est attribuée aux individus situés différemment en fonction de leur emplacement social.Conclusions et implications Les auteures explorent la manière dont le mérite est compris dans l’optique de la citoyenneté, en se concentrant sur le statut d'immigration, la compréhension de « l’illégalité » et la criminalisation des non-citoyens et diverses versions des « valeurs canadiennes ». Elles soutiennent que différents interlocuteurs ont participé a établir et redéfinir les limites de la valeur sociale et morale liées à la présence et à l’accès aux biens sociaux au Canada.
Digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in migration and mobility have incrementally expanded over recent years. Iterative approaches to AI deployment experienced a surge during 2020 and into 2021, largely due to COVID-19 forcing greater reliance on advanced digital technology to monitor, inform and respond to the pandemic. This paper critically examines the implications of intensifying digitalization and AI for migration and mobility systems for a post-COVID transnational context. First, it situates digitalization and AI in migration by analyzing its uptake throughout the Migration Cycle. Second, the article evaluates the current challenges and, opportunities to migrants and migration systems brought about by deepening digitalization due to COVID-19, finding that while these expanding technologies can bolster human rights and support international development, potential gains can and are being eroded because of design, development and implementation aspects. Through a critical review of available literature on the subject, this paper argues that recent changes brought about by COVID-19 highlight that computational advances need to incorporate human rights throughout design and development stages, extending well beyond technical feasibility. This also extends beyond tech company references to inclusivity and transparency and requires analysis of systemic risks to migration and mobility regimes arising from advances in AI and related technologies.
Introduction: Following decades of internal religious, political, and economic turmoil and international actions, a civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, sending unprecedented numbers of refugees to the surrounding countries, to Europe, and gradually to North America. While the international and Canadian communities are struggling to address this humanitarian crisis, background knowledge about the unfolding situation is needed. This report will provide: (1) a summary of the recent history of the Syrian crisis, starting in the 1970s; (2) an orientation to the Syrian refugee flows; and (3) an outline of the Canadian and international refugee resettlement efforts.
This paper offers a critical analysis of Canadian media content (The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Huffington Post, CBC, and CTV), from September 2015 to April 2016, of the coverage of the Canadian resettlement effort of Syrian refugees, including representation of the refugees and the Canadian government and public. The analysis is informed by theories of orientalism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and feminism.
This paper offers a critical analysis of Canadian media content (The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Huffington Post, CBC, and CTV), from September 2015 to April 2016, of the coverage of the Canadian resettlement effort of Syrian refugees, including representation of the refugees and the Canadian government and public. The analysis is informed by theories of orientalism, neocolonialism, neoliberalism, and feminism.
<div>This project explores new perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of immigration in Canada’s small cities, towns and regions. Immigrant Futures was developed in partnership with Hamilton Economic Development, the City of Moncton, the Halifax Partnership, the Leeds Grenville Local Immigration Partnership and Hire Immigrants-Magnet; with support from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).</div>
This paper makes a strong case arguing that Canadian immigration policy discriminates against persons with disabilities and their families due to Ableist modes of thought. Ableism is a discourse that can be understood as humans’ capacity to be productive (El-Lahib, 2015). Immigration policies, such as the excessive demand clause, can forbid persons with disabilities to enter Canada since they may rely on health care or social services. The excessive demand clause does, however, make exceptions to persons and families who can prove they can incur the necessary costs associated with one’s “disability” (Government of Canada, 2016a). Though efforts have been made to make
Canadian immigration policy more inclusive, immigration policies still discriminate against persons with disabilities (El-Lahib & Wehbi, 2012; Hanes, 2009). This paper emphasizes how the discourse of ableism hides from view the many ways persons with disabilities contribute to the economy and act as valued members of society.
Keywords: Ableism; Disability; Canada; Immigration Policy; Neoliberalism
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