Canada's response to the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis : strengths and limitations of Canada's policies to help Venezuelan migrants and refugees
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, Department of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Villegas Solano, Ricardo
issued: 2024-11-04T19:06:10Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Canada's Liberal government has worked alongside the international community to respond to the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis per proclaimed domestic values and international objectives. The project examines the domestic and international factors that shape Canada's response to Venezuela's political and economic crisis and the exodus of approximately 7.7 million migrants and refugees. It argues that Ottawa's proclaimed internationalist foreign policy serves as a tool to mask the factors guiding the formation and implementation of Canada's response to the crisis, including its economic and security dependence on the U.S. and shared ideological interests with Washington. It also suggests that the limited capacity of the Venezuelan community in Canada restricts their ability to influence policy formation in Ottawa. The study uses information from eighteen semi-structured interviews with government officials, non-governmental organizations, academics, and Venezuelan community leaders in Canada to uncover the rationale behind the government's response. In addition, the project draws from the Venezuelan experience to offer a critical analysis of Canada's immigration policies, especially its refugee protection program, to examine the characteristics underpinning the program. The study challenges Canada's global humanitarian reputation by investigating the formation and implementation of policies that constrain the Venezuelan refugee crisis within a specified zone. It offers an opportunity to assess Canada's foreign policy, immigration policies, and role in the global system.
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note: Canada’s Response to the Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis: Strengths and limitations of Canada’s policies to help Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees by Ricardo Villegas Solano B.A., University of Western Ontario 2022 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Global Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) October 2024 © Ricardo Villegas Solano, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Canada’s Response to the Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis: Strengths and limitations of Canada’s policies to help Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees submitted by Ricardo Villegas Solano in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts Dr. James Rochlin, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Adam Jones, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Carlos Teixeira, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Sue Frohlick, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences University Examiner iii Abstract Canada's Liberal government has worked alongside the international community to respond to the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis per proclaimed domestic values and international objectives. The project examines the domestic and international factors that shape Canada's response to Venezuela's political and economic crisis and the exodus of approximately 7.7 million migrants and refugees. It argues that Ottawa's proclaimed internationalist foreign policy serves as a tool to mask the factors guiding the formation and implementation of Canada's response to the crisis, including its economic and security dependence on the U.S. and shared ideological interests with Washington. It also suggests that the limited capacity of the Vene…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0447196
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Rochlin, James Francis, 1956-
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89593