The intention of this tool kit is to share information with people with precarious status about access to services, what are the possibilities to regularize their immigration status, and what are their rights.
The FCJ Refugee Centre recognizes that all uprooted people have strengths and capacities to contribute to the host country where their migration status is irregular. We understand and empathize with the experiences of precarious migrants who are viewed as disposable/temporary labour in Canada.
The Centre strives to offer holistic support and find ways and means to help people formalize their status where possible.
Updated: 2020.
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The following guidelines provide steps that can be taken by refugee houses/NGO staff to assist refugee claimants in preparing for and representing themselves at the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board when legal representation cannot be secured due to recent legal aid funding cuts.
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Including:
Housing challenges during COVID-19, Types of Housing, Sharing a Budget, Where and How to search, Viewing the apartment, Rental applications, Signing the rental contract, Moving supports, Your rights and responsibilities, Available support.
Published: March 2021.
This presentation is possible thanks to the support of The Law Foundation of Ontario.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced government institutions to work differently. This document will present an overview on the impact of COVID-19 on the immigration and refugee system, including measures by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
We review how the IRB is gradually re-opening, how the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) is resuming in-person hearings, the option of a file review and the video-conference hearings pilot, IRCC changes on inland refugee claims and more.
Published: August 2020.
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Many parents are worried about sending their kids back to school. During this session the FCJ Primary Care Clinic will walk you through some of the safety measures for kids, providing tips for the new school year. We will talk about new routines, the use of mask, physical distancing, social bubble, school transportation, etc.
Presentation in English | Video in English
A muchas familias les preocupa que sus hijos vuelvan a la escuela. Durante esta sesión, la Clínica de Atención Primaria de FCJ lo guiará a través de algunas de las medidas de seguridad para los niños y brindará consejos para el nuevo año escolar. Hablaremos de nuevas rutinas, uso de máscara, distanciamiento físico, burbuja social, transporte escolar, etc.
Presentación en español | Video en español
Published: September 2020.
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Presented by Edgar Valderrama, Immigration and Refugee Protection Manager, FCJ Refugee Centre.
Published: November 2020.
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Learn what is going to happen during your hearing and how to be ready.
Content:
- Resumption of refugee hearings: in person and video conference
- Refugee hearing tips during COVID-19: Legal Aid, key issues and evidences
Presented by Francisco Rico-Martínez, Co Director of the FCJ Refugee Centre.
Updated: October 2020.
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Qué va a pasar durante tu audiencia, y cómo prepararte.
Contenido:
- Procedimientos en la reanudación de las audiencias de refugio
- Cómo estar preparad@ para la audiencia de refugio
Actualizado: Octubre 2020.
Presentado por Francisco Rico, Co-Director FCJ Refugee Centre.
Esta presentación es posible gracias al apoyo de The Law Foundation of Ontario.
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A guide for refugee claimants with a list of resources online that will allow them to get a lot of information related to how to get ready for their refugee hearing.
Also included in this document is a list of our different services and programs, with information about our webinars and training sessions, our Borderless Voices podcast, the videos in our YouTube channel, presentations and documents, and more.
Updated: October 2020.
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This kit is produced by the University of Ottawa Refugee Assistance Project (UORAP), an access to justice initiative funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario..
UORAP aims to assist unrepresented refugee claimants in Canada as they prepare for the refugee hearing.
For more information please visit their website.
This kit and its contents are intended as general legal information to assist refugee claimants and those assisting them to prepare for their refugee hearing without compensation.
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The following guidelines provide steps that can be taken by refugee houses/NGO staff to assist refugee claimants in submitting an appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) at the Immigration and Refugee Board when legal representation cannot be secured due to recent legal aid funding cuts.
Published in 2019.
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This presentation explores the services we are providing on our Primary Care Clinic and other health care services throughout Toronto for non-status populations.
We show how the clinics are working during COVID-19, what is going to happen in the following months, and what to do during emergencies.
Published: July 2020.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen how longstanding inequities have been disproportionately magnified and continue to affect and marginalize refugee claimants and other precarious populations.
- Who is considered a precarious migrant?
- Barriers faced by precarious migrants are magnified by COVID-19
- COVID-19 and the new measures implemented on the refugee process
- Impact of COVID-19 on the immigration system and how it is affecting precarious populations
Published: February 2021.
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Los trabajadores migrantes siguen llegando a Canadá, pero, debido a la pandemia, la situación para los migrantes sin estatus es más difícil: el aislamiento, la explotación y los abusos aumentaron en el último periodo.
Esta presentacion en español explora las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores temporales extranjeros, las dificultades a las que se están enfrentando debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y las opciones de ayuda.
Los facilitadores hablan de los programas actualmente disponibles para trabajadores migrantes y de las alternativas cuando no son elegibles.
El FCJ Refugee Centre sigue brindando servicios a los trabajadores migrantes, haciendo referencias, representando casos ante inmigración y otras autoridades. Nuestro programa busca crear conciencia sobre la problemática de la trata de personas, en particular sobre casos internacionales y explotación laboral. Nuestro equipo de trabajo tiene capacidad de apoyar en diferentes idiomas (español, portugués, y francés entre otros). Si usted está experimentando cualquier tipo de explotación, contáctenos en nuestra oficina (416-469-9754) o en nuestro número de WhatsApp (647-9712153).
Publicado: julio 2020.
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Content:
Common employment law issues:
- Temporary Layoffs
- Safety Issues
- Leaves of Absence
- Human Rights Considerations
Government benefits:
- Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
- EI Work Sharing
Published: May 2020.
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This is a toolkit with information about how to find support during the crisis of the COVID-19. The document provides helpful resources. Keep in mind that most of the information is focused in Toronto. We are trying to keep the resources up-to-date as possible.
Including: Health support, access to foodbanks, shelter in Toronto, what to do in domestic violence situations, access to Ontario Works.
Published: February 2021.
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By Francisco Rico-Martinez, Co-Director FCJ Refugee Centre.
With the support of The Law Foundation of Ontario.
Published: May 2020.
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Por Francisco Rico-Martínez, Co-Director del Centro de Refugio FCJ.
Con el apoyo de The Law Foundation of Ontario.
Publicado: mayo 2020.
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The purpose of this tool-kit is to identify the impacts and relevance of the recent refugee system changes to victims and survivors of human trafficking, Non-Status Populations, LGBTQ+ Migration Population, Unaccompanied Minors, and Women and People Fleeing Gender Related Persecution.
This tool-kit addresses problems that are expected to result from the changes, and problems that have already been identified with the recent changes.
The research below is based on community research initiatives and tangible data collected at the FCJ Refugee Centre. Please note that this tool-kit does not aim to explain all the recent changes to the refugee system. For a clarification of the all the changes in the refugee system please visit Canada’s Refugee Process.
This tool-kit was made possible by the generosity of UNIFOR The Union.
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Published: March 2013.
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This presentation was made possible by the generosity of Unifor.
Published: March 2013.
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