Asylum policies and resettlement. Insights and lessons from Canada's experience

This article aims to analyze current developments about refugee protection by focusing on Canada’s experience in resettling and integrating refugees through the support of private sponsors. It elaborates on the outcomes and challenges of Canada’s private sponsorship program implemented since the late 1970s and explores its transferability in Europe.This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: "Ervis Martani, Denise Helly, Asylum policies and resettlement. Insights and lessons from Canada's experience, in "Mondi Migranti" 3/2021, p. 219-240", which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.3280/MM2021-00301