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For the second time in six months, the Salvation Army is adding space to address the number of people using emergency shelter services. A new 80-bed shelter has been set up for men thanks to an influx in newcomers seeking asylum. The Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope emergency shelter houses more …
Read More »More beds at Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope as demand increases – Winnipeg
By Kevin Hirschfield Global News Posted October 20, 2023 10:22 pm Updated October 20, 2023 11:40 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Winnipeg emergency shelter is adding more space as demand is up more than usual at this time of year and with temperatures dropping in …
Read More »Home-sharing platform aims to help refugees, asylum seekers in Toronto – Toronto
TORONTO — A home-sharing platform hopes to connect refugees in need of temporary housing with homeowners who have spare rooms to rent, in an effort to help ease the shelter crisis in Toronto. The non-profit Happipad, which operates in cities across the country, opened up its Refugee Housing Canada program …
Read More »Watchdog to probe Toronto policy to direct shelter-seeking refugee claimants to feds
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 21, 2023 10:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s ombudsman is launching an investigation into the city’s decision to deny refugee claimants space in city shelters and direct them to federal programs. Ombudsman Kwame Addo says the investigation will …
Read More »No new money for asylum seekers after Toronto mayor meets refugees minister
The fight over jurisdictional responsibility, funding commitments and care for thousands of refugees in city shelters and church buildings saw the federal minister in charge of the file meeting with Toronto’s mayor, where he said he hadn’t come with the intention of writing a cheque. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and …
Read More »Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow tours church housing refugees, calls on feds to visit – Toronto
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling on newly minted federal cabinet members to visit churches that have been housing refugees and asylum-seekers in recent weeks. Speaking in front of makeshift beds set up at a church in Toronto’s north end, Chow invited Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Housing Minister Sean …
Read More »Advocates push Liberals to relax Hong Kong immigration rules – National
A press conference in Markham, Ont., last week hosted by Liberal MP Paul Chiang seemed to offer good news for Hong Kongers hoping to flee the island increasingly under Beijing’s thumb: Canada would lift education requirements for Hong Kong immigrants with Canadian work experience. The move, which the Liberals framed …
Read More »Asylum seekers, refugees relocated from downtown Toronto streets to North York church – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Asylum seekers and refugees who were camped out along the streets of downtown Toronto waiting for shelter and housing have been temporarily relocated to a church in North York. Dozens of people had been living in tents along Richmond and Peter streets …
Read More »Advocates call for urgent response to Toronto shelter system issues affecting asylum seekers
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 14, 2023 11:56 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups and shelter operators are calling on all levels of government to immediately help Toronto’s overstretched shelter system cope with the high numbers of refugee claimants who are …
Read More »Store offering household items to Ukrainian refugees reopens at new Halifax location – Halifax
An organization committed to helping Ukrainian refugees experience a smooth transition into the community opened its doors at a new location on Saturday morning. The Ukrainian Store, formerly located on Bayers Road, was met with numerous donations of household items prior to the reopening at its new storefront on Agricola Street. …
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