Documents, Research & Special Reports
- FCJ Refugee Centre Services and Programs
- Immigration and Refugee System
- Refugee Hearing and Refugee Appeal
- Housing
- Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation
- Youth and Access to Education
- Legal Aid, employment and other services
- COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic
- Special Reports
See also our periodical publications:
- Annual Report
- Newsletters
- Refugee Update (2005 – 2015)
See our webinars and workshops. See this archive for older documents.
FCJ Refugee Centre Services and Programs
English
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- FCJ Refugee Centre Programs & Services
Immigration and Refugee System
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- The Refugee Claim Process Toolkit
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- Navigating the Refugee Process (2024)
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- The Refugee Claimant Process in 2023
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- The Refugee Process: Key Steps and Resources
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- 10 first steps if you are applying for Refuge in Canada
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- Refugee Process Overview and Resources
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- Refugee Process Overview and Hearing Preparation
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- Pathways to Permanent Residence for Migrant Workers (English and Spanish)
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- Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
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- A Path for Regularization: Humanitarian & Compassionate Application
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- Humanitarian & Compassionate Application: Document Gathering Guide
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- Navigating the Refugee System and Resources
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- Immigration & Refugee Process Updates – What to Expect for 2022
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- Sponsorship Changes 2022
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- Unaccompanied and Separated Children, Part One
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- Unaccompanied and Separated Children, Part Two
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- New Pathway to Permanent Residency for Temporary Essential Workers and Students
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- Work Permit application online: Troubleshoots issues
Español
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- El proceso de refugio: pasos clave y recursos
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- 10 primeros pasos si estás pidiendo refugio en canadá
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- Conociendo el proceso de refugio: Qué hacer y qué esperar
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- Guía para la solicitud por razones humanitarias y de compasión (2023)
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- Aplicación por razones humanitarias: guía de documentos
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- Nuevo programa de Residencia Permanente para trabajadores esenciales y estudiantes
Português
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- Aplicação Humanitária e Compassiva
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- Aplicação por motivos humanitários: guia de documentos
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- Novos programas de Residência Permanente para trabalhadores essenciais e estudantes internacionais
عربي
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- الطريق الجديد إلى الإقامة الدائمة للعمال الأساسيين المؤقتين
Refugee Hearing and Refugee Appeal
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- Resources for Refugee Claimants
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- Preparing for a Refugee Claim after the BOC
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- The Refugee Appeal Division (RAD): How to Submit an Appeal
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- The Refugee Appeal Division (RAD): Information Session for Appellants
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- Refugee Hearing Preparation (2022)
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- Refugee Hearing Preparation (2021)
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- Refugee Hearing Preparation (2020)
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- Refugee Hearing Preparation Kit
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- RAD Appeal Guidelines
Español
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- Cómo presentar una apelación a la División de Apelación de Refugiados (RAD)
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- Preparación para la audiencia de refugio
Housing
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- Housing: Tips and Tools
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- Housing Benefits and Housing Search, Part I
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- Housing Benefits and Housing Search, Part II
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- Welcome Home: The experience of refugee claimants and other precarious migrants navigating the housing system
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- Housing Needs for Precarious Populations: House Searching
Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation
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- Exploring the Impact of Survivor-Centered Approaches on the Well-Being of Youth Human Trafficking Survivors in Ontario: A Qualitative Study
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- Ensuring Equity: Advancing Immigration Pathways for Women with Lived Experience of Gender-Based Violence and Human Trafficking
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- Resources Toolkit for Migrant Women
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- Migrant Workers Rights and Labour Exploitation
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- It Happens Here: Labour Exploitation Among Migrant Workers During the Pandemic
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- Internationally Trafficked Persons in Canada
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- Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance
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- Child Trafficking: Global Perspectives and Best Practices
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- Human Trafficking Forum on Forced Labour
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- Building Collaboration to Combat Human Trafficking in Toronto
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- Roundtable Series on Human Trafficking
Español
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- Residencia Permanente para Trabajadores de la Construcción sin Estatus en el Área del Gran Toronto (GTA)
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- Derechos de los trabajadores migrantes y explotación laboral
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- Los derechos de l@s migrantes que trabajan en el sector agrícola en Ontario
Youth and Access to Education
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- A Rocky Path: Understanding Access to Education Challenges for Newcomer Children & Youth
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- The FCJ Refugee Centre Access To Education Program: Overview And Services
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- Youth & Access To Education Prog.; Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness & Engagement
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- Canadian “Dreamers”: Access to Postsecondary Education
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- School Enrollment, Part 2: TCDSB
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- School Enrollment, Part 1: TDSB
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- Sex Education
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- Bestie Book
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- FCJ Youth Network Information
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- Uprooted Education: 2016 Ontario Report
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- From Youth To You
Legal Aid, employment and other services
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- How to apply to Legal Aid
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- Legal Aid Questionaire Guide
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- Employment Toolkit: Empowering New Beginnings for Refugee Claimants
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- What it is and how to obtain your Social Insurance Number (SIN) in Canada as a Temporary Resident
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- Resources for non status people, refugee claimants and other precarius migrants
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- Access to Free Professional Psychotherapy and Counselling for Refugee Claimants
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- Ontario Coalition of Service Providers contact list
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- Services and resources for undocumented Torontonians and precarious migrants
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- RPD Preparation: Representation Guidelines
Español
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- Cómo aplicar a Legal Aid
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- Qué es y cómo obtener el Social Insurance Number (SIN) en Canadá como residente temporal
COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic
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- Multiple Jeopardy: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-status families and workers in the GTA
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- Pandemic precarities: immigration status, work, housing, and health among current and former non-status residents of Toronto
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- What do you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine passport
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- COVID-19 Vaccine For Those Without OHIP Card
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- Housing Challenges During COVID-19
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- COVID 19 Vaccine: What’s it all about
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- Temporary COVID-19 Isolation Emergency Support Fund
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- The impact of COVID-19 in the refugee process update: CBSA, IRCC and IRB
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- Going back to school during COVID-19 (English and Spanish)
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- Health care for uninsured migrants during COVID-19
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- The impact of COVID-19 on refugee claimants and other precarious populations
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- COVID-19: Workers’ Rights
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- How to find help during the COVID-19 crisis
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- The impact of COVID-19 in the refugee process
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- Government benefits for people with Temporary Status during COVID-19
Español
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- Qué necesitas saber acerca del certificado de vacunación COVID-19
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- Qué necesitas saber sobre la vacuna contra la COVID-19
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- Cómo acceder a la vacuna contra la COVID-19 sin tarjeta de salud (OHIP)
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- Ayuda de emergencia para aislamiento temporal por COVID-19
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- Trabajadores migrantes: desafíos y opciones durante la pandemia
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- El impacto de la COVID-19 en los procedimientos para refugiados
Português
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- Assistência de emergência para isolamento temporário devido a COVID-19
Special Reports
English
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- Syrian Refugees in Bulgaria: A Double Edged Sword
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- Tool-Kit: Undeserved Communities Research
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- Citizenship & Immigration: Changes for Exclusion
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- The Refugee Moment
You can find older documents and presentations in this archive