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Ottawa is opening its arms to welcome up to 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the United States under a deal to get Canadians and Canada’s allies in Afghanistan out of the war-torn country. “These refugees will be accepted as part of Canada’s recently-announced program for some 20,000 refugees, which include persecuted Afghan minorities, women human
Canada has offered refugee status to Afghani interpreters who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces and also cooks, drivers, cleaners, construction workers, security guards and other staff who worked at the Canada Embassy in Afghanistan and their family members. “Canada has a responsibility to protect the brave people in Afghanistan who have helped us carry
Canada’s settlement services for immigrants got high marks in the first-ever Settlement Outcomes Highlights Report released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. “Settlement services play a fundamental role in our immigration system. They’re the key ingredient of a newcomer’s success in Canada, whether it’s help getting a job, finding a place to live or learning
Canada is to become a safe haven for all those who promote and defend human rights and face persecution wherever they might be throughout the world. Under a new permanent residency pathway, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is pledging to resettle up to 250 ‘human rights defenders’ per year, including their family members, through
Fearing for their lives at the hands of the Taliban, dozens of interpreters and aides to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan are now hoping to flee to Canada as refugees. Canada has been out of the region for seven years. But the United States only pulled out its troops from Bagram Airfield, the centre of
Quebec’s first draw of the year for its Collective Sponsorship Program for refugees saw just under half of the applicants, or 750 of 1,546, given the nod to sponsor a refugee. “On the contacts for the groups whose application was selected in this random draw have been contacted through their Arrima account,” the province’s immigration
A Federal Court of appeal ruled in favour of Ottawa on the Safe Third Country Agreement, maintaining the right to send back to the United States refugee claimants who enter into Canada from the United States at official border crossing points. The decision by the court means the Canada-U.S. STCA can continue to be used
Quebec started accepting applications for its collective sponsorship program for refugees abroad this week and will continue to accept them through its Arrima online platform for the next four weeks. In this first intake period under the program this year, only groups of two to five Quebec citizens or permanent residents can sponsor these refugees.
Refugees fleeing ISIS terrorists – and especially the much-persecuted Yazidis – are being helped by Canada’s immigration department under a new policy expected to help more of them come here as permanent residents. “Having survived abuse, torture and even genocide at the hands of Daesh (the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and
Les visiteurs, les titulaires de permis d’études et de travail au Canada touchés par la pandémie du COVID-19 ont eu plus de temps pour rétablir leur statut. Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a annoncé une prolongation d’une politique publique temporaire annoncée pour la première fois en juillet 2020. Il a initialement expiré le 31
