On June 16th, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to uphold the constitutional validity of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) between Canada and the United States. While the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, affirmed the ruling, he nonetheless acknowledged the government's commitment to "remain actively engaged on migration, asylum and refugee issues ... to promote safe and regular pathways, and to support other countries in establishing their domestic frameworks to offer protection to refugees and asylum claimants."
In response, The United Church of Canada has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Fraser to affirm our solidarity to continue our collaborative work of advocating for migrant justice and refugee rights with our ecumenical and civil society networks. The church also urged the government to implement their promise by creating a regularization program granting permanent residence to all undocumented migrants.
Read the full letter below.