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5 Afghan siblings arrive in Toronto more than a year after being stuck in limbo in UAE refugee camp
Sara Jabakhanji · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022
Faisal Rasel remembers the moment his father was killed by the Taliban in 2018 for working with the U.S. government. He knew that from then on, he would have to be the one to look after his four siblings. Their mother had died…
Published December 6, 2022
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Newcomers face ‘alarming’ discrimination in finding housing, says report
Kelly Skjerven The Star Thu., Dec. 1, 2022
Newcomers searching for a home in Toronto’s tight rental market face “alarming” levels of discrimination, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
In a phone audit of rental listings that appeared this year…
Published December 2, 2022
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Canada not doing enough with its highly educated immigrants, StatsCan says
Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2022
Being a physician has been a lifelong dream for 35-year-old Ayman Jabril. He's passionate about caring for patients, clearly explaining medical treatments, and following up with them over time. He trained and worked as a physician in…
Published December 2, 2022
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Not everyone thinks Canada’s new immigration plan will grow the economy the way it should
Brian Hill Global News December 1, 2022
Nadine Rana’s family has been proudly cleaning clothes for more than 50 years.
Her parents immigrated to Canada from the West Indies in the late 1960s and opened a dry cleaner in Toronto’s east end. Rana now runs the business with the hope…
Published December 2, 2022
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The detention of migrants in Canadian jails is a public health emergency
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2022
Authors: Emma Stirling-Cameron, Researcher in Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of British Columbia and Shira Goldenberg, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, San Diego State University
This month, human rights organizations launched 12…
Published November 29, 2022
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Palestinian refugee's desperate plea for housing in Canada prompts Jewish family to open their door
Adrian Ghobrial CTV National News Nov. 29, 2022
In her past life Aziza Abu Sirdana has only known war, conflict, fear and isolation.
“If you are born in Gaza you don't know what life is,” she told CTV National News.
The 22-year-old Palestinian refugee fled to Canada after she…
Published November 29, 2022
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Immigration partnership launches welcome app for Sarnia-Lambton newcomers
Tyler Kula The Observer Nov 28, 2022
It was maybe eight years ago when the Sarnia-Lambton Local Immigration Partnership first started talking about developing a smartphone app to make it easier and more welcoming for newcomers here to get settled, an official says.
“Sadly…
Published November 29, 2022
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How the Canada Border Services Agency tolerates and even encourages refugee mistreatment
The Canadian Press Nov 28, 2022
Authors: Kathryn Tomko Dennler, Immigration Researcher, York University, Canada and Brianna Garneau, PhD Candidate, Socio-legal Studies, York University, Canada
Refugee advocates have long known about systemic problems with immigration…
Published November 29, 2022
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Refugee Health Clinic scales back as demand outpaces support
Terry Pender The Record Mon., Nov. 28, 2022
KITCHENER — At a time when more refugees and newcomers than ever before are arriving in the region, a medical clinic that specializes in helping them has to cut back operations because of a lack of funding.
Beginning Jan. 1, the Refugee…
Published November 29, 2022
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Afghans who worked on Canadian-funded projects feel abandoned waiting for refuge in Pakistan
Janice Dickson The Globe and Mail 25 November 2022
A group of Afghans who worked on Canadian-funded projects intended to promote the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan say they are now stuck in neighbouring Pakistan and running out of money for food and rent, more than a…
Published November 28, 2022
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