Latest news happening in the settlement sector of Ontario.
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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 year after they thought they would be resettled in Canada.
Rhythm Sachdeva CTV News Nov. 23, 2022
Shortly after the federal government unveiled plans for its ambitious goal of seeing 500,000 immigrants arrive each year by 2025, The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published its strategic objectives for Asia and the Americas.
The federal government's immigration goals put a heavy emphasis on admitting more permanent residents with needed work skills and experience to supplement Canada's historic labour shortage.
Ian Mulgrew Vancouver Sun Nov 24, 2022
“We have been here for a year and two months. We don’t have a Pakistani visa as our visa expired at the end of June. We have applied for a new one, but we are not expecting to get it.”
Momtaz and her family are the kind of refugees that you would think Canada would encourage, but the bureaucracy of the immigration system has created an unequal, complex and often-unfair process.
Canadian Press November 23, 2022
OTTAWA — Government statistics show fewer than one-third of Ukrainians approved for temporary Canadian visas have arrived in the country, even as hundreds of thousands of others remain in the queue waiting to find out if they qualify to travel to Canada.
Yavar Hameed & Haniya Saeed Ottawa Citizen Nov 23, 2022
On Nov. 14, a campaign was announced in Ottawa to end the federal government’s contracts with provincial prisons for holding immigration detainees. This campaign, spearheaded by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, builds on the recent momentum of four provinces — British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Manitoba — that have agreed to end their contracts with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). It is time for Ontario to follow suit.
Qiam Noori Mississauga News Friday, November 18, 2022
Canadian women face systematic challenges in finding desired jobs, expanding careers, or settling in a new community. But those challenges are even harder for newcomer women or women of colour, according to Tonie Chaltas, head of Achev.
To address these challenges, the GTA employment agency recently launched a new Women's Pillar initiative at its head office in Mississauga.
CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Refugees living in the Greater Toronto Area got a chance to connect with major employers downtown on Monday.
At the Toronto Refugee Hiring Event in Metro Hall, more than 200 refugees registered for interviews with a dozen employers.
Joanne Chianello · CBC · Posted: Nov 22, 2022
The federal and provincial housing ministers chose National Housing Day to announce $91.85 million in funding for 272 affordable units in Ottawa.
More than half the funds are earmarked for a federal low-cost loan to local developer Taggart to build affordable 122 units in Little Italy.
Victoria Nicolaou The Record Fri., Nov. 18, 2022
Moises Vasquez came to Canada from Colombia as a refugee — with no English skills, but more than 10 years experience working in an emergency department as a general practitioner.
After arriving at Chez Marie Refugee Assistance Centre — alongside his pregnant wife, Daisy, and two children — he began his new life. Volunteering in the community. Getting to know the different areas of Niagara. Learning a new language.
Amira Elghawaby The Star Wed., Nov. 16, 2022
Did I miss something?
On Monday, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard testimony that the head of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service “at no time” felt that the so-called Freedom Convoy threatened Canada’s security.