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Canada must move faster to resettle Uyghur refugees at risk of being returned to a genocide
Amira Elghawaby The Star Tue., Nov. 1, 2022
Abdulrezzak Muhammed expressed gratitude at being able to recently host over 100 fellow Uyghurs from across Canada at the community centre he runs in Ottawa’s east-end.
They were in town last Wednesday as part of a delegation urging…
Published November 4, 2022
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Growing wave of unaccompanied minors among Ukrainians fleeing to Canada
Alistair Steele · CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2022
Early on the morning of Feb. 24, 16-year-old Denys was jolted awake by the rumble of Ukrainian tanks racing down a nearby highway to head off the Russian invasion of his country.
Within days, the enemy had broken through and…
Published November 4, 2022
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Quebec premier says province can’t take in more immigrants after feds set 500K target
The Canadian Press November 2, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa’s plans to significantly raise the country’s immigration levels.
Legault told reporters Wednesday that the federal…
Published November 4, 2022
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Migrants deserve the right to make decisions about where they live
The Conversation October 31, 2022 Laura Madokoro
In recent weeks and months, there have been a number of stories about migrants being sent to places without their consent.
In the United Kingdom, a new policy has been introduced to send certain asylum-seekers to Rwanda instead of…
Published November 4, 2022
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Ottawa urged to remove quota on Afghan refugee sponsorship program
Canadian Press Oct 28, 2022
TORONTO — A group of advocates is urging the federal government to remove the limit on applications to sponsor certain Afghan refugees in Canada – or at least stop counting rejected applications towards it.
The government introduced a new program last…
Published November 4, 2022
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Recent immigrants locating in Peterborough has nearly doubled, Census finds
By Examiner Staff Thu., Oct. 27, 2022
The Peterborough census metropolitan area had nearly twice as many recent immigrants last year than it did five years earlier, 2021 Census statistics released Wednesday by Statistics Canada indicate.
Peterborough had 1,300 recent immigrants…
Published November 4, 2022
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Kitchener organization quietly helps Afghan refugees
Terry Pender The Record Thu., Oct. 27, 2022
WATERLOO REGION — Wasai Rahimi waited for hours Wednesday evening at Pearson airport for a family of eight to clear customs and immigration as privately sponsored Afghan refugees.
Rahimi’s Kitchener-based non-profit, iHelp International…
Published November 4, 2022
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Manitoba becomes 4th province to say it will stop imprisoning migrants
Brigitte Bureau · CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2022
The Manitoba government says it will stop incarcerating migrants detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), according to information obtained by Radio-Canada/CBC.
The office of Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen…
Published October 24, 2022
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Migrants and supporters in Canada advocate for regularization, permanent status
Griffin Jaeger · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2022
When Samuel Kisitu, a father of three, fled his home in Uganda to come to Canada in 2019, he thought he came to the promised land, where his dreams could be fulfilled.
Instead, he was met with the reality of living undocumented…
Published October 19, 2022
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Prominent Afghan women's rights activist denied refugee admission into Canada, upsetting sponsors
CTV News Oct. 13, 2022
In one of the latest disappointments in Canada’s efforts to aid Afghan refugees, a prominent Afghan women’s activist has had her temporary resident permit application denied, seemingly because of a bureaucratic mistake.
Bessa Whitmore and Sharen Craig have…
Published October 13, 2022