Refugee Resettlement

• Surrey refugee support charity reeling after support building torched

  The fire destroyed seven vehicles and a carport used as the New Hope Community Services Society's community space. Security video appears to show someone starting it deliberately.

  Fire

  Apr 25, 2023
  
• U.S. launches refugee sponsorship program based on ‘wildly successful’ Canadian model

  State Department officials say the Canadian model helped inspire and inform the design and implementation of the U.S. program, known as the Welcome Corps.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2023
  
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• 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
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• 200 Afghans, mostly women escape Afghanistan with help of Canadian charity

  Nearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their families after failing to get out of Kabul before the airport was closed.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021
• The number of people displaced worldwide is at an all-time high. Can Canada do more?

  Only half a percent of refugees worldwide were able to resettle in new homes in 2019.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2020
• UN to suspend refugee resettlement because of coronavirus

  A United Nations agency spokesperson said that they will temporarily halt refugee resettlement due to coronavirus concerns.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2020
• What’s next for Canadian refugee policies in 2020

  Canada will continue to grapple with people fleeing persecution and war around the world at rates not seen since the Second World War.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2019
• White nationalists, neo-Nazis hold anti-refugee rallies in Tennessee

  The "White Lives Matter" rallies were held in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2017
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• We’ve done the right thing: McCallum on Canada’s 25,000 Syrian refugees

  The legacy of Canada's efforts to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees will eclipse any delays or hiccups in rolling out the program, the federal immigration minister said Monday in marking the 25,000th arrival.

  Canada

  Feb 29, 2016