Overview
of
The refugee
Resettlement opportunities for government-assisted Convention refugees and members of Designated Classes are identified for only one year in advance owing to the volatility of the international refugee situation.
that year. level for 1986 forms part
the total immigration level for
an after are arrived at
analysis of the refugee Allocations by world area situations in these regions, and after consultation with the United Nations High international organizations, Commissioner for
(UNHCR) and Refugees
It should provincial governments, and Canadian refugee advocacy and aid groups. be noted that third-country refugee resettlement is not always the first, or best, solution; in many instances, voluntary repatriation or integration in or near countries of first asylum are preferable.
other
The number of refugees in legitimate need of permanent third-country
resettlement has grown only moderately
in
1985,
thus
affording
further
opportunities for Canada, in concert with the UNHCR and other countries most involved, to continue to press for durable solutions appropriate level of international burden-sharing. as announced in this chapter,
above.
and to encourage an
The Refugee Plan for 1986, has been based on the consultations referred to
Eastern Europe
The number of refugee claimants in temporary asylum camps in Italy, months, adding to the pressure Greece, and Yugoslavia has increased in recent created by those who have been in these camps for longer periods and for whom
resettlement is now the only alternative.
claimants are still in camps in Austria.
In addition, a sizeable number of
An increase in the allocation for
Eastern Europe is, therefore, appropriate at this time.
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