The world refugee population has doubled in the past ten years, reaching over 100 million displaced people. This number includes those who are forcibly displaced from their homes but remain within their own country, as well as millions of others who have been displaced or rendered stateless due to conflict, economic collapse, and increasingly, a changing climate. The first refugees to arrive in Canada were Blacks fleeing slavery in the United States and Americans loyal to Britain during the American Civil War. A critical shift in Canada’s refugee policy occurred in the late 1960s with a protocol addressing the status of refugees, endorsing the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, and aligning Canada’s interests with international law. Since then, there have been many changes to Canada’s resettlement policy, including the introduction of new immigration regulations, most notably the point system for lifestyle and labor migrants seeking to resettle in Canada. While the new immigration policy created numerous changes and opportunities for immigrants, refugee resettlement lags behind. This chapter addresses the global refugee crisis, Canada’s refugee intake history, and the human experience of displacement.