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Submission Number: 2356
Submission ID: 9646
Submission UUID: 127f0a48-2026-4a29-961d-8e1a495dc8fd
Submission URI: /submit-pledges

Created: Wed, 12/21/2022 - 20:43
Completed: Wed, 12/21/2022 - 20:43
Changed: Tue, 01/10/2023 - 00:52

Remote IP address: 23.61.246.132
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Submitted to: Submission form

Flagged: Yes
Name of entity submitting the pledgeCanada
Pledging entityStates
Is the country of the pledging entity a GCM Champion country?
Full nameKatja Schiffer-Graham
PositionPolicy Analyst
Country of implementationCanada
Other country of implementationGlobal
Region of implementation
Email AddressIRCC.IICGCM-PMMRII.IRCC@cic.gc.ca
Secondary contact person
Secondary email
Name of the pledgeGender-Responsive Migration
Type of pledge (please select)Individual (by one state/actor)
Is this a mirror pledge (pledge is also relevant to the Global Compact on Refugees) ?
Participating States and Actors
Name of the matched pledge
ID of the matched pledge
Nature of the pledgestructured
Please select the main three GCM objectives the pledge is/are meant to support1. Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies; 2. Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin; 3. Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration; 4. Ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate documentation; 5. Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration; 6. Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work; 7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration; 8. Save lives and establish coordinated international efforts on missing migrants; 9. Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants; 10. Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration; 11. Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner; 12. Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral; 13. Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives; 14. Enhance consular protection, assistance and cooperation throughout the migration cycle; 15. Provide access to basic services for migrants; 16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion; 17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration; 18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences; 19. Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries; 20. Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants; 21. Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration; 22. Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits; 23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration
Please indicate which GCM Guiding Principle is/are particularly relevant for the pledgeGender-responsive
Please provide a description of the pledgeAt the 2022 IMRF, Canada pledged to promote and exchange on gender responsive migration programs and policies, specifically by committing to support the activities of the Canada-funded Gender+Migration Hub, which aims to help countries undertake gender-responsive programming in immigration and integration. Canada commited to contributing Canadian practices and encouraging the uptake of the Gender+Migration Hub.
Please indicate the tentative deadline within which this pledge is expected to be realised31 Dec 2024
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