Brainstorming a safe path forward for climate migrants: Canada’s obligations & opportunities
Climate-induced migration–when people are forced to leave their homes due to extreme weather events or slow-onset environmental changes–is not a foreign concept for Canadians, as our 2023 wildfire season forced more than 200,000 people out of their homes. But when it comes to those fleeing extreme weather in other countries, Canada’s migration policies don’t provide any legal pathway to grant asylum. We need to envision and communicate how we want our country to support climate migrants. Watch the recording of a webinar featuring CPJ policy experts and migration advocates, where we brainstormed a safe path forward for climate migrants.
Meet your speakers
Kamaal Zaidi is one of Canada’s leading scholars on immigration law and policy. He is an assistant professor of law at the University of Calgary, and his research focuses on immigration law, renewable energy, transportation, and related environmental and policy issues.
Rachel Bryce is chair of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers’ (CARL) Climate Migration Working Group. She co-wrote and researched the 2021 and 2023 CARL Climate Migration Reports, surveying regional and domestic responses to climate migration and outlining both legal and policy responses for the Government of Canada to implement.
Anna Miedema is CPJ’s Refugee and Migrant Rights lead policy expert, and co-edited our latest report Climate-Induced Migration: Canada’s Obligations & Opportunities. She also co-wrote our recent web article Q&A with CPJ’s refugee and migrant rights experts: getting the facts on immigration in Canada.
Maryo Wahba is CPJ’s Climate Justice Policy Analyst, and also co-edited our report Climate-Induced Migration: Canada’s Obligations & Opportunities. Maryo was born and raised in Egypt, the world’s most desertified country, which loses approximately 3.5 acres of fertile soil each hour.
Read CPJ’s latest report
Are you ready to learn about climate-induced migration, and to educate your community? Before the webinar, download CPJ’s latest report, Climate-Induced Migration: Canada’s Obligations & Opportunities for free. The report contains:
- Successful examples of climate migration policies from other countries
- The latest data on climate-induced migration
- Canada’s obligations under international migration laws
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- Oct 09 2025
- Expired!
- 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Free
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