Refugees

The vote came after two days of impassioned speeches urging the Trudeau administration to stand up to China and give refuge to thousands of displaced Uyghurs living in fear of their lives. Sameer Zuberi is a Liberal member of Canada’s parliament representing the constituency of Pierrefonds-Dollard in Quebec. Image Source:…

CIC News > Latest News > Immigration > Express Entry > Canada holds first Federal Skilled Workers-only draw in Express Entry history IRCC has issued 3,300 invitations to candidates in the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Published on February 2nd, 2023 at 03:22pm EST IRCC held the fourth Express Entry draw…

OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China’s Xinjiang region into Canada over two years. The House of Commons voted 322-0 for Liberal member of parliament Sameer Zuberi’s bill, which also called on…

The Programme Coordinator for the Ghana Refugee Board, Mr. Tetteh Padi, says the board and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are putting in place measures to accommodate several refugees trooping into the country from Burkina Faso. The refugees living in the Bawku West District of the Upper…

Published on February 1st, 2023 at 12:44pm EST Updated on February 1st, 2023 at 01:00pm EST IRCC has held its third Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued permanent resident invitations to 893 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)…

Feb. 1, 2023, 9:11 AM UTC COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Six days into Mohammad Hossain’s boat journey to a new life, the engine broke down.  Hossain, 17, a Rohingya refugee living at a camp in Bangladesh, had paid brokers $1,000 to take him across the Andaman Sea to Malaysia, a…

Supports and accommodation for refugees seeking shelter in Ireland could be time-limited under proposals due to be considered by the Government. The Cabinet committee on Ukraine will meet on Tuesday with Ministers set to discuss the shortage in national accommodation including for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Minister for…

Refugees seeking international protection who arrived into Ireland earlier this week have now been accommodated. The Government announced on Tuesday that it could no longer provide shelter for those seeking international protection because of pressure on the system. According to the Department of Justice, the numbers seeking international protection in…

The State must radically overhaul its grassroots communication and consultation strategy on the rollout of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees following fresh protests over a potential site in Cork. The call came on Friday after state officials apologised to public representatives in north Cork for their approach to a site…

The Offer-a-Home Scheme has had over 1,000 offers of unoccupied properties since it was introduced two months ago in a drive to find accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. Property owners who participate in the scheme receive a State payment of €800 per month tax-free. The Department of Housing said there have…