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How Canadians Govern Themselves

The late Senator Eugene Forsey’s popular booklet on the Canadian system of governance has been revised and given a fresh new look, including some interactive web features. The 8th Edition, published by the Library of Parliament, is now available online and for download in PDF format.

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Classroom Connections

Classroom Connections is a non-profit organization which produces educational materials which are innovative in content and pedagogy and designed to engage and motivate youth. Many of their resources deal with citizenship and diversity.

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Refworld

Refworld contains a vast collection of information of refugee status: reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. It also includes special features on topics of importance to UNHCR such as refugee status determination, statelessness, migration, gender equality and women, internally displaced people, resettlement, voluntary repatriation and children.

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International Organization for Migration (IOM)

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need be they refugees, displaced persons or other uprooted people.

Work in Canada

This website section from Citizenship and Immigration Canada provides information about work permits, getting credentials assessed, travelling and working in Canada, and hiring an internationally trained worker.

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Visit Canada

Find out what you need to visit Canada as a tourist or business person, how to extend your stay in Canada and what documents you need to carry with you to travel through Canada. This information is from Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)

ICCRC is the national regulatory authority designated by the Government of Canada to safeguard consumers who seek Canadian immigration advice and representation from immigration consultants. Federal law requires that immigration consultants in Canada or abroad, who provide Canadian immigration services for a fee, must be registered with ICCRC and accredited as Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs). A self-governing regulatory body, ICCRC manages the profession’s entry-to-practice standards, professional requirements and a rigorous complaints and discipline process.

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Animal Justice Canada

Animal Justice Canada is a Canadian registered charity dedicated to advancing public knowledge of animal practices and preventing the abuse and killing of animals through the enforcement of existing laws. Website includes a library of relevant case law and legislation, information on recent campaigns and a blog about animal welfare issues.

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Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)

Animal welfare advocacy is a priority of the CVMA.  Through its Animal Welfare Committee, the CVMA concentrates its efforts on developing science-based guidelines, standards and position statements that address the welfare, humane treatment, and care of animals.

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Canadian Federation of Humane Societies

The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs promoting the interests and concerns of animal welfare to government, policy makers, industry and the public. 

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