Halifax Refugee Clinic

• Halifax refugee clinic receives $684,000 increase in annual funding

  The lead doctor at a Halifax medical clinic for refugees says an annual increase of $684,000 in provincial funding places the facility on long-term and sustainable footing.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022
  
• ‘People won’t be able to get protection’: Halifax refugee community impacted by new travel ban

  The Halifax Refugee Clinic says they've 'seen an increase' in refugees coming to Nova Scotia, out of fear of being discriminated against in the United States.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2017
  
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• Canada braces for spring surge of asylum seekers

  Officials worry there will there be a sharp rise in asylum seekers walking across the border from the U.S. as spring approaches and the weather warms.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2017
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• Nova Scotia needs ‘bigger roster of lawyers’ to tackle refugee law, experts say

  The Nova Scotia Barristers' Society is hoping to increase the number of lawyers offering legal services for new comers. They hope it will help in filling gaps in the provision of legal services to immigrants and refugees in the province.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2016
• N.S. doctors call on feds to re-instate health care coverage for refugee claimants

  About 40 people gathered in the courtyard of the Dalhousie Medical School to call on the federal government to fully restore health care coverage to all refugee claimants.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2015