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February 9, 2023
This webinar was hosted by the BC Refugee Hub, in partnership with AMSSA’s BC Refugee Resource Network (BCRRN). Recently, Canada established a new pathway for the […]
February 6, 2023
This webinar series is hosted by the BC Refugee Hub in partnership with AMSSA’s BC Refugee Resource Network. Human Trafficking and Exploitation – What Newcomers Need […]
January 25, 2023
This webinar, hosted by ISSofBC’s BC Refugee Hub on January 24th, 2023, focuses on innovative employment programs for refugees and refugee claimants. Speakers share challenges, best […]
January 18, 2023
This online toolkit curated by the BC Refugee Hub includes a short guide to mental health, mental illness, trauma, and resources available to those working with […]
January 5, 2023
This study combined data from IRCC’s entry visa information and the 2016 census of population records. Researchers wanted to learn if different refugee groups have different […]
December 21, 2022
The new Immigration Appeal Division Rules, 2022, come into force on January 14, 2023. The new Rules, which replace the old Rules introduced in 2002, will modernize […]
November 17, 2022
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada introduced a new temporary measure that will accelerate work permit issuance for asylum claimants in CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Under […]
November 15, 2022
The Battered Women’s Support Services is launching “Colour of Violence: Race, Gender & Anti-Violence Services” As part of the #16DaysofActivism Against Gender-Based Violence, BWSS is thrilled […]
November 10, 2022
“The Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration is a requirement of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. It provides the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship […]
October 31, 2022
In this article, BC Business highlights the success story of YWCA Metro Vancouver’s six-week program that offers employment training and resources in Pashto and Dari speaking […]
October 28, 2022
Healing in Colour is a resource that connects BIPOC individuals with a BIPOC therapist in their community. The Healing in Colour project envisions a world where […]
October 25, 2022
Starting October 17, 2022, groups of five and community sponsors in Canada can sponsor Afghan refugees without having to submit a refugee status determination (RSD) document from the […]
October 24, 2022
My Refugee Claim is designed to inform, connect, and prepare each refugee claimant throughout their refugee claim journey. The printable Orientation Booklet is a navigation tool, […]
October 21, 2022
Refugees resettled in Canada as part of the Government-Assisted Refugees (GARs) Program are assigned to designated communities across the country. As the dispersion of refugees across […]
October 4, 2022
Resettlement Plus is a knowledge hub on pathways to refugee protection. A platform for sharing information about resettlement and other third country avenues to protection, Resettlement […]
October 3, 2022
New web content is now available to support individuals making an immigration appeal. IRC is pleased to announce that new webpages to help individuals appeal an […]
September 28, 2022
The Government of Canada—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), have introduced a new pathway to permanent residency for extended family members of Afghan interpreters who immigrated under […]
September 26, 2022
This journal article published in Canadian Psychology on settlement integrated refugee mental health program. This was a pilot program funded generously by the Lando Foundation at ISSofBC. […]
August 25, 2022
The Government of Canada has committed to resettling at least 40,000 Afghans as quickly as possible. Since the fall of Kabul in August 2021, 17,590 vulnerable […]
August 18, 2022
This report is released by the University of Calgary – School of Public Policy. “This is the second report in the Social Policy Trends series to […]