Diplomatic Circles

Opening economic immigration track to refugees a ‘win-win,’ says UNHCR rep

Canada should 'take on more of a leadership role' and scale up its support to help resolve the crisis in Venezuela, says Rema Jamous Imseis.

Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

February 26, 2020

Canada should consider letting in some skilled refugees as economic immigrants, says Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and with it, establish a new avenue for refugees to resettle, which could be used to help people in dire need in countrie...

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