Refugees

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…

Sarah Kester · CBC News · Posted: Feb 21, 2023

Nigeria and hopes to continue his studies to become a teacher. (Sarah Kester/CBC)

David Olorunleye has been in Canada since last August, living as a refugee in Cornwall, Ont. 

Olorunleye said he left his home in Nigeria in March…

Erik White · CBC News · Posted: Feb 21, 2023

February is Black history month, but with the Black population of northern Ontario growing rapidly in recent years, the present and the future deserve just as much attention. 

More than 5,000 people in the region describe themselves as…

By Jacob Serebrin | February 21st 2023 National Observer

MONTREAL — Quebec's premier is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make the flow of migrants across an irregular border crossing in southern Quebec a priority during a meeting next month with U.S. President Joe Biden.

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Galen Simmons Stratford Beacon Herald Published Feb 16, 2023  

As donor and volunteer fatigue begins to take its toll and international news outlets warn of the potential for renewed Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Multicultural Association of Perth Huron and a collective of…

Beth Macdonell CTV News Toronto Feb. 16, 2023

The mayor of Niagara Falls is calling on the federal government to come up with a plan and provide resources for thousands of migrants staying in the city’s tourist district after entering Canada through the unofficial border crossing…

Julia Wong · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2023

The legal guardian of three Ukrainian children who became stuck in Mexico during a trip learned Thursday she will be able to get the kids back to Canada where they fled during the war, after CBC News made multiple inquiries with…

TJ Dhir · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2023

Hundreds of asylum seekers are staying in hotels in Windsor, Ont., this month after arriving via the U.S., the Canadian government has confirmed.

The Windsor arrivals come as hundreds of people are entering Canada through Quebec, some…

Guelph Today February 15 2023

Immigrant Services Guelph Wellington is pleased to assist local newcomers with the preparation of basic taxes once again. Since 2007, ISGW has offered a free Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) in collaboration with Canada Revenue Agency.

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Ben Andrews · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2023

Cornwall is unable to meet the needs of its growing population of asylum seekers, local officials say, and the eastern Ontario city is looking to recoup costs it believes the federal government has downloaded onto the municipality.

Th…