Tag: Refugee immigration
Ukraine Crisis: Canada Dispatches Biometrics Kits To Boost Refugee Processing
Canadian immigration offices in Warsaw, Vienna and Bucharest are being equipped with mobile biometric kits to take the fingerprints and portrait photos of prospective...
Canada Announces $117M Funding For Ukraine Special Immigration Measures
Canada immigration news: Canada will spend $117 million for special immigration measures to hasten the arrival of Ukrainians, says Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In...
Quebec Refugee Collective Sponsorship Program Application Window Closes
Canada immigration news: The one-month period during which organizations in Quebec could apply to sponsor refugees is now over.
Previous Quebec Immigration Minister Nadine Girault...
First Privately-Sponsor Afghan Refugees Arrive In Canada
Canada immigration news: The first group of privately-sponsored Afghan refugees arrive in Canada on Thursday, with a plane carrying 250 people landing at Toronto’s...
5,000 Afghan Refugees Evacuated By U.S. Coming To Canada
Canada immigration news: Up to 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the United States will be welcomed by Canada under a deal to get Canadians...
Canada Aims To Bring Thousands of Afghanistan Refugees To Safety From...
Canada immigration news: Canada is pledging to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees threatened by the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.
“Offering refuge to the world’s...
Canada Urged To Welcome Afghans Who Worked As Interpreters
Dozens of interpreters and aides to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan are now hoping to flee to Canada as refugees as they fear for...
Study Shows Labour Market Advantage of Privately-Sponsored Refugees Erodes Over Time
A new study shows privately-sponsored refugees have faster labour market success in Canada than refugee claimants, but the gap is eroded over time.
While the...