People outside their country of nationality who cannot return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
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UNHCR - Refugee-led Innovation Fund
The Refugee-led Innovation Fund champions the creativity of all displaced and stateless people.Last updated Jul 29, 2024
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Course/Training
Training for Employment Support Services (TESS)
This FREE course is designed to provide settlement service providers with the knowledge, skills, and tools to understand and address the needs, challenges and opportunities for clients seeking employment. Ultimately, the goal of this course is to prepare learners to provideLast updated Dec 12, 2022
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Community Services Recovery Fund
We are pleased to announce the Community Services Recovery Fund will be open for applications on January 6, 2023.Last updated Dec 8, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Ukraine war: why Russians fleeing conscription should be treated as refugees
The Conversation September 29, 2022 Martin Jones
People fleeing across borders is a hallmark of armed conflict. We first saw millions of Ukrainians flee the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine in February this year. Now there are reports of hundreds of thousands of Russians
Last updated Sep 29, 2022
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
A Refugee’s Resettlement Journey to Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - IRCC produced an animated video to provide refugees resettling to Canada with an overview of what to expect, including services and supports that will be provided to help them get settled in Canada.Last updated Sep 14, 2022
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Glossary/Factsheet
4 strategies for hiring refugees successfully
Over five million Ukrainians have fled their country, and more than 68,000 have made it to Canada. If they haven’t already, most will begin seeking employment in their new countries soon. In the face of this, it’s important that employers are ready to hire refugees in a way thatLast updated Sep 12, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Can Mindfulness Improve the Mental Health of Refugees?
Refugees have consistently been found to experience elevated levels of distress, from symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, to various culturally specific forms of suffering. Their distress was originally believed to be primarily the result of the violence and loss they hadLast updated Sep 12, 2022
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
AirBnB Donations for Ukrainian Temporary Residents
Airbnb has donated accommodations across the country for use by Ukrainian temporary residents and their dependents who are in urgent need of temporary housing.In order to ensure effective use of these resources, this guidance:Last updated Aug 17, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Regulatory approaches to international labour recruitment in Canada
This paper is intended to be a resource on the provincial statutory regulation of international labour recruitment and employment in Canada. In order to frame the comparative discussion, select international principles on fair recruitment are used as a thematic framework.Last updated Jul 29, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Innovation in Immigrant-owned Firms in Canada
This paper uses data from a survey of Canadian firms in 2011, 2014 and 2017, and asks whether immigrant-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were more likely than those owned by Canadian-born individuals to implement an innovation. It is hypothesized that this would beLast updated Jul 29, 2022
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IRCC's online survey on immigration levels
Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) engages with a wide range of stakeholders and partners from across the country to help us shape Canada's next Immigration Levels Plan, which will be announced in the fall of 2024.
Traditionally, the Immigration Levels…
Published June 21, 2024
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Nothing to come back to,' says Ukrainian woman in Canada, her beloved home destroyed
Laura Osman, The Canadian Press March 27, 2023
Oleksandra Verovkina and her son, Danylo, would stroll half a block through the back alley behind their apartment to a large forest. They would walk hand in hand beneath the tall trees, the air filled with the scent of pine resin…
Published March 31, 2023
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Canada allowing Ukrainians overseas to apply for free emergency visa until mid-July
Michael Lee CTV News March 22, 2023
The federal government will give Ukrainians overseas until mid-July to apply for a free temporary visa to Canada under an emergency program put in place last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
Published March 31, 2023
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Responding to Intimate Partner Violence: Refugee Assistance Program Workers Relaunch
Refugee women sometimes experience intimate partner violence. Do you know how pre-migration and migration trauma can impact the safety of refugee women and their families? Do you know how to work collaboratively with violence against women experts in your community? Does your…
Published March 24, 2023
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Visitors can continue to apply for work permits inside Canada with temporary policy extended by 2 years
Ottawa, February 28, 2023—Foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors applying under this public policy who held a work permit…
Published March 9, 2023
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Government of Canada increases sponsorship opportunities for Sponsorship Agreement Holders
February 17, 2023—Ottawa—Canada continues to be a global leader in refugee resettlement and integration. Since the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program was launched over 4 decades ago, Canadians and permanent residents have come together to offer protection and a safe…
Published March 3, 2023
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Cornwall, Ont. calling for more federal resources to help with influx of asylum seekers
Nate Vandermeer CTV News Ottawa Feb. 21, 2023
Asylum seekers crossing into Quebec from the United States continue to arrive in Cornwall, Ont. and the city says it needs federal help to handle the situation.
Around 800 people are now being housed in Cornwall at the Dev Centre and…
Published February 28, 2023
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Term ‘refugee’ carries negative connotation, says multicultural organization head
Allan Benner St. Catherine’s Standard Tue., Feb. 21, 2023
Janet Madume said says she doesn’t care where they came from, the circumstances that brought them to Canada — or the stigma and negativity associated with the term “refugee.”
The Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural…
Published February 28, 2023
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One year after war, Ukrainian newcomers in Canada weigh future options
By Maan Alhmidi The Canadian Press Posted February 22, 2023
Yuliia Kleban remembers waking up to a message from her manager on Feb. 24, 2022, telling her Russia had started invading her country.
A few minutes later, Kleban heard air-raid sirens go off in Lviv, the Ukrainian city…
Published February 28, 2023
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Advocates say migrants must be welcomed by Quebec, not sent to other provinces
CBC News · Posted: Feb 21, 2023
Migrants crossing from New York into Quebec at Roxham Road should not be seen as a burden, according to the executive director of a Montreal-based non-profit organization that offers support to refugee claimants.
"What if some of these asylum…
Published February 28, 2023