U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) on Friday. The STCA, signed in 2002 and which came into effect in 2004, originally meant asylum seekers crossing into either Canada or the United States at formal border crossings were turned back and told to…
FCJ Refugee Centre was selected as one of the 25 recipients of the Toronto Community Champion Award. The recipients were annouced this Monday at an award ceremony at the Toronto Reference Library. Part of the Stronger TOgether initiative, funded in part by the Government of Canada, the Toronto Community Champion Award recognizes organizations that provided exceptional…
* Registration for this program is now closed, as the maximum number of places has been reached. Sign up for our free weekly English classes at the FCJ Refugee Centre! Class: In person Level: Beginner Duration: 24 weeks Requirements: Commit to attend to every class for the 24 weeks When: Saturdays, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Starting:…
Hundreds of people took to the streets in Toronto on Sunday to demand equal rights and permanent resident status for all undocumented people, migrant workers, students, families and refugees. We were there.
Our Winter Newsletter is ready! We have a special edition focusing on the recently released report It Happens Here: Labour Exploitation Among Migrant Workers During the Pandemic, published by the FCJ Refugee Centre and the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking. It reveals that employer discrimination, unsafe working conditions and gaps in government policy put…
On this International Women’s Day, and beyond, let’s all #EmbraceEquity. A focus on gender equity needs to be part of every society’s DNA. And it’s critical to understand the difference between equity and equality. The aim of the #EmbraceEquity campaign theme is to get the world talking about Why equal opportunities aren’t enough. People start…
The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) launched the quilt they sew together using pieces created by participants, migrants and from communities connected to migrant support organizations in Toronto, including FCJ Refugee Centre. In the coming months this quilt will travel across Canada to different cities to raise awareness for the Status for All campaign…
In 2020, the federal government proclaimed February 22nd as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Canada. The crime of Trafficking in Persons was added to the Canadian Criminal Code in 2005, less than 20 years ago. The law criminalizes forced organ removal, forced marriage, indentured servitude, labour exploitation, and sexual exploitation. These crimes are commonly…
New research shows that employer discrimination, unsafe working conditions and gaps in government policy put migrant workers at risk of being exploited once they arrive in Canada. FCJ Refugee Centre and the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking’s newly released report, It Happens Here: Labour Exploitation Among Migrant Workers During the Pandemic, reveals that migrant…
Full time position Contract position until Dec. 31st, 2023 Start date: Immediate Wage: $24.34/hr + benefits Application deadline: Feb 22nd, 2023 Organizational Information FCJ Refugee Centre strives to meet the diverse needs of uprooted people in communities across Ontario and attempts to address the problems of poverty and lack of resources, isolation, and discrimination through…
The FCJ Refugee Centre, together with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO), is organizing monthly virtual information sessions for migrant workers. In these sessions you will learn important infomation on issues like: What are your labour rights in Canada? What is labour exploitation and human trafficking? Immigration remedies such as…
Toronto Public Health (TPH) worked with FCJ Refugee Centre, Access Alliance, and Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture to help people without OHIP cards get their COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine certificates. If you used this service, look out for an email from TPH with a survey link and share your experience. The survey does NOT…
The FCJ Refugee Centre community received with deep sadness the passing of Nell Toussaint, a giant defender of a basic human right: access to health care. For more than 2 decades, she was fighting for the right to life and non-discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. FCJ Refugee Centre stands in solidarity…
Application deadline: Jan 20th, 2023 Hours: 37.5 hours weekly Hourly rate: $23.10/hr Start date: January, 2023 The Youth Worker will support in the FCJ Youth Network, an inclusive space for newcomer youth regardless of immigration status, to come together and support each other, get involved in the community, participate in a variety of activities and…
The FCJ Youth Network doesn’t stop for the winter! There is still time to register for our activities: Free music classes for kids As a part of our Uprooted Junior Program, FCJ Refugee Centre and Musicbox Children’s Charity are offering free music classes. Come build musical foundations through fun, educational and engaging activities. Classes are…
