Tibetan resettlement project
Following weeks of discussions between representatives of the Canada Tibet Committee and officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, we're happy to report that on March 17th, 2011 the Minister, the Hon. Jason Kenney, signed the necessary public policy to implement his December 2010 announcement to welcome 1,000 Tibetans to Canada over the next five years.
Public Policy
The Minister hereby establishes the following temporary public policy under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
As of March 17, 2011, applications for permanent residence made under the IRPA by persons who are displaced Tibetans living in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India who have been matched with an approved sponsor in Canada shall be assessed along with their family members by delegated officers to determine whether permanent residence status in Canada could be granted to them on the basis of the criteria that are set out below.
Up to 1,000 displaced Tibetans, including principal applicants and their eligible family members, may be accepted under this public policy. Principal applicants and their eligible family members, whether they accompany the principal applicant or not, will be counted towards this total.
Read more: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074a975NjSEudEwCZnGB7O0Bvw/www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/tibet.asp
The CTC has incorporated Project Tibet Society to oversee the implementation of this incredible initiative. Many of you have already volunteered to help and we thank you. We're now in the process of establishing local committees to oversee the project in communities across Canada and you can expect to be contacted shortly.
If you haven't already volunteered, it's not too late.
We'll need help with everything from acquainting new arrivals to their host city to securing employment and a place to live. If you can lend a hand, please contact us at ctcoffice@tibet.ca
Groups of Five
The most critical aspect of ensuring the success of the resettlement program will be what are called Groups of Five.
A Group of Five is any group of five – or more – Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are 18 years of age or older and who live in the community where the refugee is expected to settle. Group members act as guarantors that the necessary support will be provided for the full 12 month duration of the sponsorship.
The group is expected to show that they have the necessary financial resources, expertise and commitment required to fulfil the terms of the sponsorship undertaking.
In addition to training, the CTC's Project Tibet Society will help guide Groups of Five through all the necessary steps required and be their to counsel groups during the 12 month period. If you're ready to be part of a Group of Five please contact ctcoffice@tibet.ca indicating your interest to join a Group of Five in your community.
Finally, please take a moment to view an important message from Lobsang Nyandak, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas:
http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aHswNcMNkU_X5b7lBNMZBwg/www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEHPHnZY_YI&feature=channel_video_title
Election 2011
The Canada Tibet Committee has prepared questions for each of Canada's five major political parties regarding their policies on Tibet. Shortly after April 20th, the CTC will post their responses at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aRbLMzUwxcOqJJIL8PTx3Xg/www.tibet.ca/elections2011
We've asked each party to answer the questions below. We invite you to pose the same or similar questions to candidates in your riding at all-candidates meetings. We'd like to hear their responses as well.
Questions
Will your party support a House of Commons motion advocating for freedom of expression in Tibet and China addressing particular concern for the increased arrests of Tibetan and Chinese writers, musicians, bloggers, and intellectuals?
If elected government what would your party's foreign policy be in relation to China-Canada relations and how would human rights form an integral part of that policy?
Over 1.4 million Tibetan nomads and farmers have been involuntarily relocated into fixed settlement homes since 2006. If your party forms government will you call on the government of China to halt to the coercive policy of removing Tibetan nomads from the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau?
Should your party form government will you support environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate development assistance to Tibet while promoting better water, energy and land-use policies and agreements throughout the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region including China; as well as civil society initiatives for the benefit of Tibetans inside Tibet including nomadic peoples who have been forcibly removed from high-altitude grasslands by Chinese authorities?
Under what conditions, if any, would your party support or facilitate investment by Canadian companies in Tibet?
If elected government, how would your party support the current dialogue between representatives of the Tibet Government-in-Exile and the government of China?
If elected government would your party agree to meet regularly with officials from the Tibet Government-in-Exile as the sole legitimate representative of the Tibetan people?
Action alert - Panchen Lama's birthday
Each year, the Canada Tibet Committee asks our supporters across Canada to approach their place of worship to include the Panchen Lama in their weekly prayers on the Sunday before his birthday – this year on Sunday, April 24th.
On Monday, April 25th, the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, will celebrate his 22nd birthday somewhere in China.
Chinese authorities abducted Gedhun and his family days after his 1995 nomination as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second most important figure in Tibetan religion, culture and politics after the Dalai Lama.
He was six at the time of his arrest. His whereabouts and those of his family are unknown. No international body has been given permission to visit the family, despite repeated requests from foreign governments and senior UN officials, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Panchen means "Great Scholar" and Lama is a word Tibetans use for religious teacher. Historically, the Panchen Lama has played a pivotal role in identifying the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, and vice versa.
Last year, thousands of Canadians prayed for the Panchen Lama at places of worship and vigils held across Canada. Please do so again in 2011.
The Panchen Lama’s childhood was stolen, but President Hu it's not too late to give him his freedom.
48¢ a week helps protect human rights in Tibet
That’s the weekly cost of an annual membership in the CTC. But it’s also an investment towards the day when the rights that we as Canadians take for granted are enjoyed by all Tibetans.
One of the least enjoyable, but most necessary tasks of any organization is asking for money. We understand donor fatigue and try not to ask too often. We also want to make it easy to support our work through special events, member benefits, and with automatic monthly donations either by credit card or cheque – $5 a month is less than 17 cents a day. To learn more contact ctcoffice@tibet.ca
And if just one out of every two supporters who read this newsletter were to join or make a donation, the CTC would be self-sufficient. So will you be that one?
If for personal reasons you can’t give right now, you can always help by volunteering with a local branch, from home, or at our national office.
The Canada Tibet Committee’s online store
With the Canada Tibet Committee’s online store, you’ll find everything from Buddhist prayer flags to Tibetan gifts to stimulating DVDs, even a hotel room in Dharamsala and a flight to get you to India if you need one.
The store is a way to help the CTC and Tibetan-owned businesses that doesn't cost you another penny. Because if you already shop online, you’ll also want to check out an exciting feature that’s helps the CTC every time you shop with selected online merchants by passing through the CTC gateway.
Throughout the store, you’ll find links to: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074ayHc4rLhhZArtluMAR8j3pA/Amazon.ca, iTunes, Lonely Planet, Lufthansa /Air France / KLM, Shambhala Publications, Snow Lion Publications, Gap Adventures, http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aVuZxAY24-L5TeRaA-T2N5Q/Hotels.com, and more
All you need to do is visit these sites through the banners displayed on our Tibet store gateway and do your shopping on the same visit at their site.
So if you’re after a new bestseller, a subscription to Shambhala Sun or TIME Magazine, or a flight to Paris, visit: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aaMVIvzMUBUdSEZmFNpXHUA/https%3A%2F%2Fstore.tibet.ca%2F. And bookmark the store for the next time you shop online with any of these merchants.
Why we ask…
You’ve probably noticed that we always ask you to forward our newsletters to friends or to join us on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Each of these tools helps us to stay in contact with you and to hear from you.
When your friends sign up at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aSoQb2HpwvhACRHztFgyUQA/www.tibet.ca or on Facebook we become a stronger organization, able to do more with more talent, and be a stronger voice for the Tibetan people.
Whenever you have the opportunity, please invite friends to sign up, to join or to subscribe.
It’s a click that six million Tibetans will hear.
Copyright 2008 Comité Canada Tibet Committee
300, Léo-Pariseau, Suite 2250,
Montréal, Québec H2X 4B3
514.487.0665 Fax 514.487.7825
Contact Information: If you have any comments or questions, please email ctcoffice@tibet.ca.
To view our Privacy statement, http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aW12ETaIvD1-6-V-dF7nqvg/www.tibet.ca/en/privacy_policy.
To unsubscribe click here or email us at ctcoffice@tibet.ca.
And please take a moment to forward this newsletter to friends and associates who you believe are supportive of the Tibetan cause and people.
If you received this message from a friend, you can sign-up for Canada Tibet News at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aSoQb2HpwvhACRHztFgyUQA/www.tibet.ca
Temporary Public Policy Concerning Tibetans Living in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in India
www.cic.gc.ca
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Following weeks of discussions between representatives of the Canada Tibet Committee and officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, we're happy to report that on March 17th, 2011 the Minister, the Hon. Jason Kenney, signed the necessary public policy to implement his December 2010 announcement to welcome 1,000 Tibetans to Canada over the next five years.
Public Policy
The Minister hereby establishes the following temporary public policy under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
As of March 17, 2011, applications for permanent residence made under the IRPA by persons who are displaced Tibetans living in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India who have been matched with an approved sponsor in Canada shall be assessed along with their family members by delegated officers to determine whether permanent residence status in Canada could be granted to them on the basis of the criteria that are set out below.
Up to 1,000 displaced Tibetans, including principal applicants and their eligible family members, may be accepted under this public policy. Principal applicants and their eligible family members, whether they accompany the principal applicant or not, will be counted towards this total.
Read more: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074a975NjSEudEwCZnGB7O0Bvw/www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/tibet.asp
The CTC has incorporated Project Tibet Society to oversee the implementation of this incredible initiative. Many of you have already volunteered to help and we thank you. We're now in the process of establishing local committees to oversee the project in communities across Canada and you can expect to be contacted shortly.
If you haven't already volunteered, it's not too late.
We'll need help with everything from acquainting new arrivals to their host city to securing employment and a place to live. If you can lend a hand, please contact us at ctcoffice@tibet.ca
Groups of Five
The most critical aspect of ensuring the success of the resettlement program will be what are called Groups of Five.
A Group of Five is any group of five – or more – Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are 18 years of age or older and who live in the community where the refugee is expected to settle. Group members act as guarantors that the necessary support will be provided for the full 12 month duration of the sponsorship.
The group is expected to show that they have the necessary financial resources, expertise and commitment required to fulfil the terms of the sponsorship undertaking.
In addition to training, the CTC's Project Tibet Society will help guide Groups of Five through all the necessary steps required and be their to counsel groups during the 12 month period. If you're ready to be part of a Group of Five please contact ctcoffice@tibet.ca indicating your interest to join a Group of Five in your community.
Finally, please take a moment to view an important message from Lobsang Nyandak, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas:
http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aHswNcMNkU_X5b7lBNMZBwg/www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEHPHnZY_YI&feature=channel_video_title
Election 2011
The Canada Tibet Committee has prepared questions for each of Canada's five major political parties regarding their policies on Tibet. Shortly after April 20th, the CTC will post their responses at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aRbLMzUwxcOqJJIL8PTx3Xg/www.tibet.ca/elections2011
We've asked each party to answer the questions below. We invite you to pose the same or similar questions to candidates in your riding at all-candidates meetings. We'd like to hear their responses as well.
Questions
Will your party support a House of Commons motion advocating for freedom of expression in Tibet and China addressing particular concern for the increased arrests of Tibetan and Chinese writers, musicians, bloggers, and intellectuals?
If elected government what would your party's foreign policy be in relation to China-Canada relations and how would human rights form an integral part of that policy?
Over 1.4 million Tibetan nomads and farmers have been involuntarily relocated into fixed settlement homes since 2006. If your party forms government will you call on the government of China to halt to the coercive policy of removing Tibetan nomads from the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau?
Should your party form government will you support environmentally sustainable and culturally appropriate development assistance to Tibet while promoting better water, energy and land-use policies and agreements throughout the Hindu-Kush Himalaya region including China; as well as civil society initiatives for the benefit of Tibetans inside Tibet including nomadic peoples who have been forcibly removed from high-altitude grasslands by Chinese authorities?
Under what conditions, if any, would your party support or facilitate investment by Canadian companies in Tibet?
If elected government, how would your party support the current dialogue between representatives of the Tibet Government-in-Exile and the government of China?
If elected government would your party agree to meet regularly with officials from the Tibet Government-in-Exile as the sole legitimate representative of the Tibetan people?
Action alert - Panchen Lama's birthday
Each year, the Canada Tibet Committee asks our supporters across Canada to approach their place of worship to include the Panchen Lama in their weekly prayers on the Sunday before his birthday – this year on Sunday, April 24th.
On Monday, April 25th, the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, will celebrate his 22nd birthday somewhere in China.
Chinese authorities abducted Gedhun and his family days after his 1995 nomination as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second most important figure in Tibetan religion, culture and politics after the Dalai Lama.
He was six at the time of his arrest. His whereabouts and those of his family are unknown. No international body has been given permission to visit the family, despite repeated requests from foreign governments and senior UN officials, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Panchen means "Great Scholar" and Lama is a word Tibetans use for religious teacher. Historically, the Panchen Lama has played a pivotal role in identifying the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, and vice versa.
Last year, thousands of Canadians prayed for the Panchen Lama at places of worship and vigils held across Canada. Please do so again in 2011.
The Panchen Lama’s childhood was stolen, but President Hu it's not too late to give him his freedom.
48¢ a week helps protect human rights in Tibet
That’s the weekly cost of an annual membership in the CTC. But it’s also an investment towards the day when the rights that we as Canadians take for granted are enjoyed by all Tibetans.
One of the least enjoyable, but most necessary tasks of any organization is asking for money. We understand donor fatigue and try not to ask too often. We also want to make it easy to support our work through special events, member benefits, and with automatic monthly donations either by credit card or cheque – $5 a month is less than 17 cents a day. To learn more contact ctcoffice@tibet.ca
And if just one out of every two supporters who read this newsletter were to join or make a donation, the CTC would be self-sufficient. So will you be that one?
If for personal reasons you can’t give right now, you can always help by volunteering with a local branch, from home, or at our national office.
The Canada Tibet Committee’s online store
With the Canada Tibet Committee’s online store, you’ll find everything from Buddhist prayer flags to Tibetan gifts to stimulating DVDs, even a hotel room in Dharamsala and a flight to get you to India if you need one.
The store is a way to help the CTC and Tibetan-owned businesses that doesn't cost you another penny. Because if you already shop online, you’ll also want to check out an exciting feature that’s helps the CTC every time you shop with selected online merchants by passing through the CTC gateway.
Throughout the store, you’ll find links to: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074ayHc4rLhhZArtluMAR8j3pA/Amazon.ca, iTunes, Lonely Planet, Lufthansa /Air France / KLM, Shambhala Publications, Snow Lion Publications, Gap Adventures, http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aVuZxAY24-L5TeRaA-T2N5Q/Hotels.com, and more
All you need to do is visit these sites through the banners displayed on our Tibet store gateway and do your shopping on the same visit at their site.
So if you’re after a new bestseller, a subscription to Shambhala Sun or TIME Magazine, or a flight to Paris, visit: http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aaMVIvzMUBUdSEZmFNpXHUA/https%3A%2F%2Fstore.tibet.ca%2F. And bookmark the store for the next time you shop online with any of these merchants.
Why we ask…
You’ve probably noticed that we always ask you to forward our newsletters to friends or to join us on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Each of these tools helps us to stay in contact with you and to hear from you.
When your friends sign up at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aSoQb2HpwvhACRHztFgyUQA/www.tibet.ca or on Facebook we become a stronger organization, able to do more with more talent, and be a stronger voice for the Tibetan people.
Whenever you have the opportunity, please invite friends to sign up, to join or to subscribe.
It’s a click that six million Tibetans will hear.
Copyright 2008 Comité Canada Tibet Committee
300, Léo-Pariseau, Suite 2250,
Montréal, Québec H2X 4B3
514.487.0665 Fax 514.487.7825
Contact Information: If you have any comments or questions, please email ctcoffice@tibet.ca.
To view our Privacy statement, http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aW12ETaIvD1-6-V-dF7nqvg/www.tibet.ca/en/privacy_policy.
To unsubscribe click here or email us at ctcoffice@tibet.ca.
And please take a moment to forward this newsletter to friends and associates who you believe are supportive of the Tibetan cause and people.
If you received this message from a friend, you can sign-up for Canada Tibet News at http://www.facebook.com/l/5074aSoQb2HpwvhACRHztFgyUQA/www.tibet.ca
Temporary Public Policy Concerning Tibetans Living in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in India
www.cic.gc.ca
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