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In an interview with New Canadian Media, Dawley stresses the importance of those human connections when working with refugees. As settlement organizations like MOSAIC are often the first point of contact for refugee newcomers, they play a critical role in creating services that are person-centred. MOSAIC has been helping resettle immigrants and refugees for over 45 years.
Mexico is pushing for changes to Canada’s migrant farmworker program, a top Mexican official told Reuters on Tuesday, as migrants beset by natural disasters call for better pay, accessible care, labour mobility and employment insurance. Mexico is renegotiating its Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program agreement with Ottawa.
Waill Tatari sips tea outside his duplex in northeast Calgary, taking a break from his work as a graphic designer, and thinks back on the journey that brought him to Canada in July 2020. He says it wasn’t an easy transition when he and his mother fled Syria in 2013. Now he wants to do what he can to help his 65-year-old father, Ragheed Al Tatari, find that same sense of peace — and freedom. According to a human rights advocacy group, al Tatari is the longest serving political prisoner in Syria.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-syrian-refugee-prison-ragheed-al-tatari-1.6268694
For the past seven years, Moncef Lakouas has spoken to just about every municipal council and politician willing to listen. He’s been pushing the idea of allowing immigrants with permanent resident status the right to vote in municipal elections in New Brunswick. The recently released local governance reform paper suggests his efforts could finally pay off. Buried in the New Brunswick government’s white paper are plans to consult stakeholders about allowing the estimated 30,000 permanent residents to vote before the general municipal elections in 2026.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-municipal-governance-reform-1.6267761
About 200 Afghan refugees have arrived in Waterloo Region. And more are expected in the coming days. A new task force has been launched to help resettle them, says the Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership (WRIP). The Waterloo Region is one of 34 resettlement locations across Canada selected by the federal government for government-assisted refugees. A total of 40,000 refugees will be making new homes in Canada.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8410771/afghanistan-refugees-waterloo-region/
There was barely a dry eye at a gathering to welcome the family to Canada as Ehsan Noori went on to translate for his mom. She told the crowd of about two dozen gathered at a home in Whitchurch-Stouffville, a temporary stopover before the family moves to Newmarket, she had made personal sacrifices in her homeland, had had friends killed and now is happy her grandchildren will grow up safely in Canada.