Immigration News
Call for Volunteer Translators for Displaced Ukrainians. Apply now to Help! Plus Updates on Canada's Response
If you want to be involved in something meaningful and if you have some time to dedicate to supporting Ukrainians in need affected by the war in Ukraine, join our growing team of volunteer translators and put your skills into action. The UCC CUF Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Committee is...
BVOR Refugee Sponsorship Program Re-Opening April 5, 2022! Information session to learn more!
New announcement from IRCC! BVOR is restarting on April 5th! The Blended Visa-Office Referred (BVOR) program is a way for ordinary Canadians to get involved in refugee sponsorship. Refugees are referred by the UNHCR (The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) for resettlement in...
New Service for Dari and Pashto Speakers - Information about Life in Canada!
Refugee 613 Information for life in Canada is a national Telegram group, a pilot project, funded by IRCC, to give Afghan newcomers complete and accurate information about life, events, opportunities and settlement services in Canada, to bring newcomers closer to the services that support...
The Ukrainian Crisis is Worsening. See responses from governments - and information about the local Ukrainian Canadian Congress Fundraising Event TODAY -Thursday March 3!
Time Sensitive: today - Thursday March 3! The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) is promoting the Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Ukraine today.Saskatchewan Day of Caring for Ukraine: Rawlco Radio (ucc.sk.ca) The UCC and the CUF launched the #helpukrainenow campaign to raise money to...
Newcomer Training - Volunteering in Canada! Saturday INVOLVE Class starting this weekend. Register now!
INVOLVE (Integrating Newcomers with Volunteer Opportunities to add Leadership Value through Education) is offered by The Regina Open Door Society. RODS Welcoming Community for Newcomers (WCN) volunteer program is hosting INVOLVE! The objective of INVOLVE is to: promote volunteerism to...
Saskatchewan Winners! Mental Health Research Canada is Funding Grants for 3 Research Projects.
Enhancing mental health services in Saskatchewan: the winners of our 2021 MHRC-SHRF Mental Health Impact Grant Learn about three new research projects being funded in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation at $50k each. Based out of the Universities of Saskatchewan...
The Refugees I Sponsored are Coming! Now What? - Information Session Feb 27
The Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) provides information and training sessions to community groups and organizations that sponsor refugees, sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH's) and refugeees. The RSTP website has videos, courses, checklists and information to assist with...
Free Webinar - Supporting the Mental Health and Resettlement of Afghan Refugees
Supporting the mental health and resettlement of Afghan refugees Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022; 12:30-1:30pm Sask. time Register here Description:Having to flee from war and discrimination, and establishing safety and stabilization in a new country can be challenging. Increased vulnerability due...
Canada Announces Measures to Improve Immigration Processing Times
Canada wants to use $85 million budget to return to normal processing standards for various immigration programs by the end of the year. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has brought forth Canada’s plans to get the immigration system back on track. In the 2021 Budget, Canada...
Webinar - Impact of the Housing Crisis on The Resettlement of Afghan Refugees
The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada, in partnership with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), invites you to our webinar on: Housing Crisis Impact on Resettling Afghan Refugees Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 from 1 PM to 3 PM...
