On June 8, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that Canada has passed the milestone of welcoming 15,000 Afghan refugees since August 2021. The Government of Canada aimed to […]
On June 3, 2022, the Government of Canada celebrated Pride Month by helping Afghan LGBTQ2 individuals to come to Canada. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is collaborating with the Rainbow Refugee Society through the Rainbow Refugee
On May 13, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Canadian businesses demonstrated incredible leadership in hiring Afghan newcomers. Businesses across Canada provided employment for Afghans, and help them be financially independent, and eased Canada’s labour shortages.
On May 11, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), discussed Canada’s plans to welcome visitors fleeing the war in Ukraine as well as in Afghanistan with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High
On May 6, 2022, the Government of Canada accepted over 600 government-assisted and privately-sponsored Afghan refugees, increasing the total number of Afghan nationals arriving in Canada under the special humanitarian resettlement program to 12,605. Honouring World Press
On April 29, 2022, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees in the country. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 12,160 Afghan refugees. The Canadian Government works hard to
By accepting the latest 300 Afghan newcomers which arrived in Toronto, Ontario, on a charter flight, on March 30, 2022, Canada reached an important milestone by welcoming over 10,000 Afghan refugees since August 2021. Immigration, Refugees and
On March 25, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that ACCES Employment, a service provider organization helps Afghan refugees find a job in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). To date, ACCES has held 7 virtual job fairs
Canadian universities and colleges help refugees from Afghanistan acquire post-secondary or training programs. Refugees who want to attend Canadian educational institutions receive aid in some communities on their tuition, living expenses, books, and even laptop
On March 18, 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser travelled to Alberta to meet with Afghan refugees and Resettlement Assistance Program service provider organizations (RAP SPOs) in Alberta. Recently, Alberta welcomed 330 Afghan refugees and human rights defenders,