Can I go to school if I am a refugee claimant? Do I have labour rights if I am an undocumented worker? What will happen to international students? Can visitors still apply for work permits within Canada? Where can I find a food bank? What is a humanitarian and compassionate application? How can I get…
Ride for Refuge was a huge success! We walked and biked and had fun, and the weather was just wonderful! Thank you all for joining, for your support, and for your generous donations. With a special thanks to all the volunteers who helped us out. And remember, you can still donate until the end of…
This season has already ended. Information about the next one will be published here on our website. As a part of our Uprooted Junior Program, FCJ Refugee Centre and Musicbox Children’s Charity are offering a new season of free music classes. Come build musical foundations through fun, educational and engaging activities! Open to kids 6-12….
Registration for this semester is now closed Please stay tuned for new courses Winter 2025 registrations coming soon We’re happy to announce the launching of a new semester of Uprooted U, a program that targets post-secondary education access for youth and newcomers facing barriers, with a focus on expanding our post-secondary offerings. The program will…
As part of the FCJ Refugee Centre’s Migrant Workers Mobile Program, two members of our Anti-Human Trafficking team (Manager Jovana Blagovcanin, and Migrant Case Coordinator Diana Caipa) traveled to Simcoe, Ontario, on Thursday, August 29, to participate in the Farmworkers’ Appreciation Day, organized by The Huron Farmworker Ministry. Around 200 migrant workers participated in the…
Want to know what we’ve been up to these past few months, and the upcoming events you can’t miss? Our Summer 2024 Newsletter is ready! In this edition you’ll find everything you need to know about Ride for Refuge, our biggest fundraising event of the year, which is just around the corner. Read also all…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the immigration department of the federal government, has announced that it has ended the “temporary” public policy that allowed visitors to apply for work permits from within Canada. IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related…
August 24th is now officially Undocumented Residents Day in Toronto. It was proclaimed today at City Hall by Toronto Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, in a moving event hosted in partnership with FCJ Refugee Centre and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI). The event included remarks from the City of Toronto, the powerful testimony…
On the third anniversary of the passing of our beloved Co-Director Francisco Rico-Martínez, we gathered to remember him and his extraordinary legacy, and we officially inaugurated the FCJ Refugee Centre’s new room, called, in his honour, “Francisco’s Dream Room.” In Francisco’s own words, “I am just a dreamer that, since that time of arrival, keep…
Our annual street party is always full of fun, amazing talent, delicious food and, especially, a great sense of community. It’s the perfect occasion to celebrate our diversity, and this year was no exception. Thank you to the staff, volunteers, neighbours, friends, and everyone who made it possible. Enjoy the best moments in this video!
The federal government has delayed the introduction of an immigration status regularization program despite massive organizing efforts led by undocumented refugees and migrants, and widespread support from civil society organizations and groups across Canada. The delay has profound negative effects on people without immigration status.
The Uprooted Jr. series is hosting weekly art and reading Summer classes with volunteers and members of the FCJ Refugee Centre Youth Network as teachers. The classes are free and open to all newcomer children ages 6 to 12. They will learn new skills creating art and reading together, while developing their interpersonal confidence. When:…
The ‘Art For Everyone, Status For All’ Art Show & Benefit was a big success! Thank you so much to John Gross, Susan Chernin, the York Heritage Quilters Guild, the Marvellous Madison Makers, the Quaker Committee for Refugees, and all the FCJ Refugee Centre staff and volunteers who made possible this amazing two-day event for…
Hope for a positive change was the mood among panelist and attendees during the presentation of the research A Rocky Path: Understanding Access to Education Challenges for Newcomer Children & Youth, presented by the FCJ Youth Network on June 14. The research was made possible thanks to the support of the Maytree Foundation, whose president,…
Join us today and tomorrow for an amazing art show and help us fundraise for refugees! In the context of World Refugee Day (June 20), and with the theme Art For Everyone, Status or All, FCJ Refugee Centre, the Quaker Committee for Refugees, and neighbours, are hosting a great art show benefit. This two-day event…
