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The council exists to increase the participation of refugees in the design and delivery of educational programs. [ 5 ] In March 2022, at the Government of Canada's Together for Learning summit the council presented its manifesto A Vision for the Education of Refugee and Displaced Learners calling for more inclusion of refugees beyond just the ...
The Immigration Act, 1976, insured by the Parliament of Canada, was the first immigration legislation to clearly outline the objectives of Canadian immigration policy, define refugees as a distinct class of immigrants, and mandate the Canadian government to consult with other levels of government in the planning and management of immigration.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC; French: Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for matters dealing with immigration to Canada, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization.
A quarter of a million Afghan children need education, food and homes after being forcibly returned from Pakistan, a nongovernmental organization said Thursday. Pakistan is cracking down on ...
HASCO mostly focuses on the education of Afghan poor children and helping Afghan refugees families at refugee camps in Pakistan and Iran to send their school-age children to school. During last six years, HASCO has supported thousands of needy Afghan schoolchildren by providing them with school supplies, school bags, monthly contributions and ...
Liberals pledged to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada before 2016. [8] 2015 Nov Around 69,000 Syrian refugees were resettled to Canada in total as of this date. More than 42,000 non-Syrian refugees came to Canada through private sponsorship during the same period. [3] 2016 Jul UK Government launches its first Community Sponsorship scheme ...
Over 6 million Afghan refugees were residing in Iran and Pakistan by 2000. [4] Most refugees returned to Afghanistan following the 2001 United States invasion and overthrow of the Taliban regime. [5] [6] [7] Between 2002 and 2012, 5.7 million refugees returned to Afghanistan, increasing the country's population by 25%. [8]
The same report found that, by the end of 2015, more than ten years of armed conflict in Afghanistan had forced 2.7 million Afghans beyond the country's borders; half of the refugees from Afghanistan were children. [1] During times of war, in addition to being exposed to violence, many children are abducted and forced to become soldiers.