Policy Briefs

As diversity becomes an increasingly important issue within the workplace, employment equity initiatives have become an area of growing interest within organizations.

Dismantling Systemic Racism in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions: Arab Students’ Experiences on Campus Bibliography

How Arab Youths’ Negotiated Identities & Experiences Can Inform Canada’s Immigration Settlement Processes

With Canada at risk of losing the UN Security Council election in 2020, the Canadian government must do much more to secure the win.

With the rise of Arab students enrolled in post-secondary academic institutions in Canada, concerns over ethnic and racial discrimination continue to be a pertinent subject.

Drawing from a nationwide survey of 888 youth participants of Arab descent, along with focus group data with 200 youth in the cities of Montreal and Ottawa, this brief will analyze the breadth, depth and complexities of identity formation among Arab youth in Canada, including how they negotiate their sense of belonging between Eastern (Arab) and Western (Canadian) cultures.

In light of the devastating Syrian conflict, which has resulted in the displacement of millions of Syrians across several countries in the region, the Canadian Arab Institute has analyzed Canadian policy with regards to Syrian-refugee resettlement in this country. The intent of this brief is to provide policy recommendations to the Canadian government that are in line with our international obligations, tradition, and capacity for refugee resettlement.

Bill C-24: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts was thoroughly analyzed against Canadian constitutional principles of fundamental justice, equality and fairness. This brief focuses on the aspects of the bill that deal with the “expanded provisions against granting citizenship” and the “revocation of citizenship.”

An examination of Canada’s trade policies was conducted along with an assessment of the impact on trade of both economic and political developments in the Middle East, April 2013.