1. Changing Populations Refugees

2. International Law:  All countries have a responsibility to accept legitimate refugees Refugee: someone who flees for another country because they fear for their safety in their home country.

4. Claiming Refugee Status?  Many claimants are coming from countries where the threat of violence is high due to political unrest or unresponsive gov’t

5. Top 3 Refugee Source Countries

6. Refugee Host Countries  Germany, US, France, UK, Canada  Some of the biggest financial contributors to the UNCHR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)  Provide humanitarian aid  Also fund aid projects in host countries ie. Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey

8. How do you think Canada should respond to refugee claims?

9. Do you think most refugee claimants are accepted or rejected?

10. Come to Canada Wizard  http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting- started.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/ctc-vac/getting- started.asp  Choose “Move There” for the first question  Create a person and record the details you decided on  Complete the activity  Answer the following questions

11. Questions  Did the person you create qualify? What characteristics of your person were important in meeting (or failing to meet) the criteria for admission?  If a person does not qualify, what options are available for them?  What value does this website have for potential immigrants?  What value does it have for the government?  What one change would you like to make to Canada’s immigration process? Create a tweet (140 characters only) explaining this change.