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Afghan judoka Friba Rezayee is fighting for her dreams

February 14, 2024 admin Afghanistan, community leaders, friba rezayee, judoka, martial artist, olympian, olympic games, People, Profile

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 16:55:25 +0000

Friba Rezayee was only 18 when she made history by becoming Afghanistan’s first female Olympian. This was at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, three years after the fall of the Taliban – a regime that had banned women from participating in sports. This was not only a special moment for Rezayee, but a momentous occasion for women across Afghanistan.

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IRCC struggling to keep up as enquiries have more than doubled over the past five years

June 17, 2023 admin access to information, Afghanistan, applications, ATIP, backlog, calls, Canada, emails, immigrate to canada, immigration, IRCC, oag, treasury board, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:30:57 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received more than eight million enquiries through its Client Services Centre (CSC) in the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This is more than double the 4.07 million enquiries in 2017/ 2018. The information was made available as part of an update to a report by the Office of the Auditor General […]

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Surveys and immigration policies suggest Canadians prefer some refugees over others

March 24, 2022 admin Afghanistan, local news, refugees, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Lisa Cordasco| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:34:59 +0000

More than 7,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Canada in less than a month while 8,700 Syrian refugees have landed here over the past year.

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Daphne Bramham: Amed Khan, the quiet hero helping the most helpless refugees

March 11, 2022 admin Afghanistan, Business, Canada, columnists, Federal Government, Government of Canada, immigration, local business, local news, national, news, opinión, politics, refugees, Russia, Ukraine, war, World

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:37:46 +0000

American philanthropist Amed Khan has rescued refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine, but he knows it’s not enough.

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Daphne Bramham: Reinventing a life and a country in Canada

March 10, 2022 admin Afghanistan, Canada, citizenship and immigration canada, columnists, immigration, local news, national, news, opinión, politics, refugees, Saskatchewan, Ukraine, war, World

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:33:58 +0000

Former Afghan legislator Homaira Ayubi is in Canada learning English and trying to reinvent herself and her country in Canada.

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Daphne Bramham: Open doors for Ukrainians, even as Canada lags on promises to Afghans and Syrians

March 4, 2022 admin Afghanistan, BC government, Canada, citizenship and immigration canada, columnists, Federal Government, Government of Canada, housing, immigration, local news, municipal government, national, news, opinión, politics, refugees, Russia, syria, Ukraine, war

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 01:06:15 +0000

Canada’s new open-door policy for Ukrainians fleeing the war is welcomed by refugee advocates, but they question its fairness.

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Canada increases target to 432,000 immigrants in 2022 under Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

February 16, 2022 admin Afghanistan, aip, atlantic canada, Canada, canada immigration, caregivers, coronavirus, covid, Express Entry, family, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2021-2023, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, immigration minister, pgp, PNP, Quebec, quebec immigration, sean fraser, spousal sponsorship, spouse

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000 newcomers. The announcement came today at approximately 3:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Get a Free Canadian Immigration […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Canada increases target to 432,000 immigrants in 2022 under Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

February 14, 2022 admin Afghanistan, aip, atlantic canada, Canada, canada immigration, caregivers, coronavirus, covid, Express Entry, family, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2021-2023, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, immigration minister, pgp, PNP, Quebec, quebec immigration, sean fraser, spousal sponsorship, spouse

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000 this year. Some 60 per cent of these immigrants will arrive under economic class pathways such as […]

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Canada to release Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 today

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government will announce its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 today. The announcement is expected between 3 PM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time. Note: This is a developing story. CIC News will continue to update it as more information becomes available. Today’s announcement will be the first Immigration Levels Plan since October 2020. Canada’s […]

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