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On Friday, August 21, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced that the Canadian government had appealed the Federal Court’s decision to strike down the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement. The Federal Court has now ruled twice, first in 2007 and again this year that the agreement violates refugee rights. General Secretary Peter Noteboom examines this […]

On July 22, 2020, the Federal Court ruled that sending refugee claimants back to the USA under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates their right to liberty and security protected by section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  The Court therefore determined that the Canadian legislation designating the US as a safe

Leaders of Canadian churches and faith-based organizations have issued a joint statement committing their communities to recognizing and honouring the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (2015–2024). The International Decade is a call for churches, governments, and societies to do more to address anti-Black racism in Canada and globally. The main objectives of

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), Amnesty International (AI) and The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) welcomed the July 22, 2020 Federal Court of Canada ruling that sending refugee claimants back to the US under the Safe Third Country Agreement violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “We asked the Court to look at

On July 10, 2020, Turkey’s Council of State annulled the Turkish Cabinet’s 1934 decision to establish Hagia Sophia as a museum. That same day Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an subsequently ordered the reclassification of Hagia Sophia as a mosque rather than a museum.   Hagia Sophia is part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has noted her deep regret of the decision and

Are you passionate about ecumenical unity, prayer, faith-sharing and witness? Would you like to build your ecumenical leadership skills in a collaborative environment?   The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Program Assistant. The primary responsibilities are to make connections with existing and potential local, regional and national expressions of the

July 9, 2020 To mark the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Commission on Justice and Peace of The Canadian Council of Churches wrote Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to once again urge Canada to sign and ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This anniversary

July 8, 2020 On occasion of its 75th-Anniversary year, The Canadian Council of Churches has released its first-ever Annual Report. Communicating the work of its bodies across a range of important topics from January 2019 through January 2020, the report is fully bilingual and available in both digital and print formats. We invite you to

Download this statement in English or French. A Recommitment to Recognize and Combat Racism, Discrimination, and Unearned Privilege: A Statement from the President and General Secretary of The Canadian Council of Churches   Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the

On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 3PM EST, The Canadian Council of Churches was honoured to host “Together in One Place” (Acts 2:1), an online ecumenical prayer service for Western Pentecost and Eastern Orthodox Ascension. Over 750 people registered for the event, which was held via Zoom, making it the biggest ecumenical event the Council