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The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced the arrival of the first charter flight of privately sponsored Afghan refugees.

L’honorable Sean Fraser, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, a annoncé l’arrivée du premier vol nolisé de réfugiés afghans parrainés par le secteur privé.

The Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) has increased its income support levels in order to ensure RAP continues to align basic monthly income support amounts with provincial social assistance rates and that RAP rates continue to respond to financial needs of resettled refugees.

Following the takeover of power by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Government of Canada made a commitment to welcome up to 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada through different programs.

The Government of Canada announced that with the situation in Afghanistan deteriorating rapidly, many Afghan nationals that worked with Canada in various capacities over the past ten years have become Taliban targets due to their contributions to Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan.

Les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo débuteront le 23 juillet 2021, suivis des Jeux Paralympiques le 24 août.

The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on July 23rd, 2021, followed by the Paralympic Games on August 24th.

UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency

23 June 2021 - Press Release

Le ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, a rencontré la représentante du HCR au Canada pour annoncer 3 nouvelles initiatives qui visent à aider encore plus de réfugiés.

The world is facing a refugee crisis. Across the globe, millions are displaced and longing for what most of us take for granted: a safe place to call home. As a global leader in protecting those who need it most, Canada welcomed nearly half of all refugees resettled around the world in 2020. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently called Canada “a bright light in a horrible year for refugee resettlement.”

La journée mondiale des réfugiés est une journée internationale désignée par les Nations Unies pour honorer les réfugiés à travers le monde.