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Organization type Academic and research institutions
Name York University. Centre for Refugee Studies
Acronym CRS
Executive officer Susan McGrath
Address Room 321, York Lanes, 4700 Keele Street
City Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Country Canada
Phone number +1 416 736 5663
Fax number +1 416 736 5837
E-mail address crs@yorku.ca
Homepage www.yorku.ca/crs
Year of establishment 1988
Geographical focus International
Canada
Areas of expertise education
refugees
Working languages English
French (Français)
Broader organisation description The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is an organized research unit of York University. Founded in 1988, the Centre for Refugee Studies is successor to the Refugee Documentation Project created in 1981 for the conservation and analysis of research documents and data collected by Operation Lifeline during the Indochinese Boat People crisis (news articles). In 1991, CRS was designated as a Centre of Excellence by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Programmes
Organized
General Certificate Program in Refugee and Migration Studies, University programmes
Graduate Diploma Program in Refugee and Migration Studies , University programmes
Published materials