Canada will provide $27 million to help millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants fleeing their country during a global pandemic that has put new strains on the international community’s ability to respond to South American nation’s economic and political crisis. International Development… »
Highlights / refugees
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics
Amnesty International calls on Canada to open border to refugees from the U.S.
As countries around the world close their borders to contain the spread of COVID-19, Amnesty International is calling on the federal government to set an example of humane treatment of refugees and open Canada’s borders to asylum seekers from the… »
COVID-19 threatens to decimate the world’s 70M displaced people: report
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads to areas already struggling with war, climate change, economic collapse and displacement, it will disproportionately impact the world’s most vulnerable populations, including refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people (IDPs), humanitarian groups warn. The impact of… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
UN calls for ‘sweeping vision’ to deal with global refugee crisis
Humanitarian groups meeting in Switzerland for the first-ever Global Refugee Forum today say the international community needs to find “bold new solutions” to defend the human rights of refugees and the communities that host them. The forum, co-hosted by the… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Sponsors of refugees call on new government to do more
Groups which privately sponsor refugees to come to Canada are calling on the newly-elected Canadian government to bring in more refugees under its own auspices. The Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association (SAH Council) says private sponsorship of refugees should… »
Kosovo refugee welcome to be commemorated
Canadian Forces airlifted more than 5,000 Kosovar refugees fleeing the Balkan crisis in 1999 and brought them to military bases in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. The 20th anniversary of the so-called Operation Parasol will be commemorated with music… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Canadians’ attitudes hardening against immigrants, refugees
The latest online survey of Canadian attitudes towards immigration seems to indicate a shift towards a less welcoming position. A poll commissioned by Canada’s publicly-owned broadcaster, CBC, showed that a clear majority (64%) said illegal immigration is becoming a serious… »
Canada resettled more refugees than any other country in 2018, says UN
The United Nations Refugee Agency says Canada admitted the largest number of resettled refugees last year and had the second highest rate of refugees who gained Canadian citizenship. Canada took in 28,100 resettled refugees, according to the UNHCR’s annual global… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
(interview) Criticism over government handling of Canada’s refugee claims
Canada’s Auditor-General, Sylvain Ricard, released a report yesterday that was critical of several aspects of government, among them the handling of asylum seekers. With a huge increase in asylum seekers entering into Canada from the U.S. at “irregular” crossing points,… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Illegal migrant numbers into Canada increase in August
(public commenting welcome-scroll to bottom to submit or read. Comments will be posted after moderating) The latest figures show the numbers of migrants crossing illegally into Canada has risen slightly in August. New figures released show the Royal Canadian Mounted… »
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Life in the time of COVID-19
