Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

• Calgary airport hosts tearful reunion for Afghan refugees: ‘My family is free’

  One-by-one, 333 refugees stepped through the international gates around 8 a.m. Yaqoobi arrived hours before.

  Features

  Mar 8, 2024
  
• Former refugee in Calgary dresses as Santa Claus to welcome newcomers in four languages

  Over a hundred newcomers living temporarily in a Calgary hotel celebrated their first Christmas Eve in Calgary on Sunday. 

  Canada

  Dec 24, 2023
  
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• Refugees fleeing Taliban in Afghanistan facing long hotel stays in Calgary

  A Calgary hotel that become a temporary home to more than 300 refugees from Afghanistan.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2022
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• Calgarians with family in Afghanistan struggle to help earthquake survivors

  Calgarians are doing what they can to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, but some say their efforts are limited by ongoing sanctions against the Taliban.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2022
• Volunteers worry about housing as Ukrainian refugees in Calgary find housing in homeless shelter

  Settlement agencies and volunteers in Calgary are worried that people fleeing the war in Ukraine are going to end up in homeless shelters.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2022
• 333 Afghan refugees arrive in Calgary, 1,800 more expected by June

  A flight carrying 333 Afghan refugees landed in Calgary on Thursday. As Michael King reports, those who escaped Afghanistan will now look to rebuild their lives in Calgary.

  World

  Feb 24, 2022
• Calgary property company provides housing for Afghan refugees

  Afghan refugees arriving in Calgary are getting a big boost settling into their new lives in the city.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
• Afghan refugees grateful to settle into ‘bright future’ in Calgary

  Thousands of Afghan refugees are on their way to a new life in Canada, with many of them coming through Calgary.

  News

  Sep 14, 2021
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• Alberta town looks to immigration to help ease labour shortage

  Some towns in Alberta are having trouble finding enough workers and it’s having an impact on business. One town is hoping a pilot project will help fill positions.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
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• Syrian refugee arrives in Calgary after more than year-long wait

  Syrian refugee arrives in Calgary more than a year after starting private sponsorship process.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2017