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Watch a band of Afghan refugees cover Won’t Back Down with the help of Joe Walsh, Matt Sorum and Timothy B. Schmit Refugees

Watch a band of Afghan refugees cover Won’t Back Down with the help of Joe Walsh, Matt Sorum and Timothy B. Schmit

Home News (Image credit: Lannny Cordola/YouTube) A team of A-list musicians have teamed up with a group of Afghan refugees currently living in Pakistan to record a defiant cover of Tom Petty’s anthemic 1989 track, I Won’t Back Down. Though the collective of musicians boasts some impressive names – including…
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March 1, 2023
IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs Refugees

IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs

CIC News > Latest News > Immigration > IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs Canada is calling this initiative “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”. Published on February 24th, 2023 at 08:00am EST In a press release yesterday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced…
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February 24, 2023
One year later, Ukrainian refugees hope to return home: ‘Such a nation can’t be overcome by any kind of aggressor’ Refugees

One year later, Ukrainian refugees hope to return home: ‘Such a nation can’t be overcome by any kind of aggressor’

Valentina Bren, who now lives in Orland Park, said she’ll never forget going to the funeral for her former student, who died in the line of duty defending Ukraine at the start of the Russian war. Olenka Sus, who now lives in Palos Hills, said she’ll never forget the sounds:…
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February 24, 2023
IRCC resuming biometrics collection for people applying for temporary residence from within Canada Refugees

IRCC resuming biometrics collection for people applying for temporary residence from within Canada

Published on February 23rd, 2023 at 09:55am EST Today, the Government of Canada announced that they are “resuming the collection of biometrics” for individuals applying for temporary residence (TR) from within Canada. This resumption comes more than 31 months after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) – on July 15,…
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February 23, 2023
Canada releases Annual Report on Express Entry for 2021 Refugees

Canada releases Annual Report on Express Entry for 2021

Published on February 22nd, 2023 at 08:00am EST Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry – the federal government’s primary immigration pathway for foreign skilled workers seeking Canadian permanent residence (PR). Launched in 2015, Express Entry manages three different programs: the Canadian…
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February 22, 2023