Afghan Refugees Canada

• Ottawa to help resettle 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada: Refugee group

  An LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa is helping resettle to Canada 600 Afghans who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
  
• Canadians appeal for expansion of closed Afghan refugee sponsorship program

  There's a major obstacle in the way for private sponsorship groups hoping to bring eligible Afghan families, who often have relatives already in Canada, into the country.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• Afghan refugee sponsorship quota should be removed, advocates urge feds

  Ottawa has committed to resettling a total of 40,000 Afghan refugees after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August of last year, with nearly 23,000 arrived now in Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Why is Ottawa turning away from Afghans who helped Canada? ‘We’re failing them’

  The federal government is reportedly winding down the program to welcome 18,000 Afghans who assisted Canada, including interpreters for the military and their families.  

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2022
• More flexibility could be added to anti-Taliban law to help Afghans: minister

  International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said Canada's anti-Taliban law was preventing aid work that involves in development projects which requires government's approval.

  Politics

  Jul 2, 2022
• Afghan MP appeals to Canada to do more to help refugees: ‘Commitment is not done’

  A member of Afghanistan's Parliament forced to flee her homeland after the Taliban takeover last year is pleading with Canada to do more to help bring Afghan refugees to safety.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2022
• YouTuber helps fund 170 Afghan filmmakers, activists to flee to Canada

  David Lee, an investor who lives in Texas, helped a large group of stranded Afghans get to the Pakistan border after the Taliban took control last August.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2022
• Canada welcomes first plane of Afghan rights activists since July pledge to help

  Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced the arrival of 250 Afghan refugees this afternoon, including the first 170 admitted through a special program for human rights defenders.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
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• Afghanistan committee must zero-in on Canada’s refugee efforts, veterans say

  Canadian veterans say a new committee forming to probe the government's response to the fall of Afghanistan must prioritize the ongoing refugee crisis — as thousands remain behind.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Afghanistan refugees have begun to arrive in Waterloo Region

  Around 200 refugees from Afghanistan have arrived in the area with more expected in the coming days, according to the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2021