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VISION

The Canadian Centre on Statelessness envisions a society in which a sense of existence and belonging of all people, however they define themselves, is reciprocally recognized and protected.

MISSION

The Canadian Centre on Statelessness exists to defend and promote the well-being of persons with lived experiences of statelessness, in particular those within the Canadian context, through:
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RESEARCH

We co-generate and foster reciprocal exchanges of knowledge created by lived experiences of statelessness, participatory research, and policy analysis.
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COMMUNITY

We work together as stateless persons and allies in a community that practices and cultivates respect for the rights, choices, and belonging of persons with experiences of statelessness.
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ADVOCACY

We amplify emancipatory knowledges and action, through intersectional allyship, for the purpose of influencing legislative, policy and social change.


Meet our New Board of Directors!


HEATHER ALEXANDER
Bio coming soon!


JOCELYN KANE 
Jocelyn is the founder of CCS and is a PhD candidate in Political Studies
at the University of Ottawa where she researches voluntary statelessness.



GEZY SCHUURMANS
Bio coming soon!


DESALE TESFAMARIAM
Bio coming soon!


TSERING THONSUR
Bio coming soon!




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Executive Director

YURIKO COWPER-SMITH
Yuriko has strong experience in refugee, statelessness, and activism in Canada and beyond. As an emerging scholar in political science, Yuriko bridges theory and practice as she is skilled in ground-level, community-based research. Bringing together academic and practical research speaks directly to CCS’ mandate of mobilising knowledge on statelessness to multiple stakeholders and audiences.







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Canadian Centre on Statelessness 2023