We welcome anyone asking for advice, counsel and support regarding immigration issues. Learn also about the Canada’s Refugee Process and our Refugee Hearing and Appeal Preparation program.
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Settlement
As part of our Settlement programs we provide temporary shelter for recently arrived women and their children, a primary health care clinic, English classes, and a series of workshops for women.
Youth Network
The FCJ Youth Network is a diverse group of newcomer youth that has welcomed over 80 members in the past year. They share experiences, support one another, and mobilize their knowledge to overcome the challenges that they face.
Human Trafficking
We offer direct services to people who have been trafficked, taking into account the range of supports needed, and walking with survivors through legal processes, immigration procedures, settlement and recovery.
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Seeds of Hope
SEEDS OF HOPE: Stories written by FCJ Youth and ALLIES Creating a future in the shadows: A window onto experiences that are so rarely shared, highlighting voices that are too often silenced GET YOUR BOOK FOR ONLY $20.OO + $6.50 shipping If you want to receive it by mail (the shipping amount might vary if you order more than one …
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From Youth to You
This toolkit was born out of a growing need for youth, and particularly newcomer and precarious migrant youth, to feel more valued and included in various services that they access in the City of Toronto. Youth are often met with challenges when attempting to access services and participate in programs in different areas such as: settlement, education, legal, employment, recreation, …
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Syrian Refugees in Bulgaria: A Double Edged Sword
Syrian Refugees in Bulgaria: A Double Edged Sword is a report prepared by FCJ Refugee Centre after a delegation from Canadian Council for Refugees visit Bulgaria in June 2014. This visit had variety of goals including better understand the complex situation of Syrian asylum-seekers and refugees in Bulgaria. This understanding was facilitated by interviews with key stakeholders including state agencies, …
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Borderless Voices
Borderless Voices is an open space for anyone who wants to share their story and experiences in Canada. Through this new space, FCJ Refugee Centre is featuring stories of refugees and other voiceless communities. The first segment of this new section is focused on our 25 Anniversary and we are broadcasting short videos of successful stories and experiences from our …
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Ontario’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day – February 22nd 2019
Press Release
Ontario’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day – February 22nd 2019
A Human Rights Based Approach to End Human Trafficking – Conversation and Press Conference
Organized by the Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network (TCHTN)
10 AM to 12 PM
At The Mary Ward Centre: 70 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 1J3
Multiple forms of domestic and international human trafficking exist in Ontario, including sex and labour trafficking. While anyone can be affected by human trafficking, poverty, gender inequality and hyper sexualisation of women and girls, racism, colonialism and precarious immigration status are root causes. These and other factors, create greater vulnerability to human trafficking across Ontario
To read the complete Press Release click here
Please RSVP here: https://humantraffickingawarenessday.eventbrite.ca/
If you have questions please contact:
Luis Mata, Anti-Human Trafficking coordinator at FCJ Refugee Centre
416-4699754 ext. 242
CANADA HELP
Support FCJ REfugee Centre
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Volunteer orientation session February 28
BE PART OF FCJ REFUGEE CENTRE COMMUNITY
If you want to learn and support refugees and other precarious migrants, join our team of volunteers and make a difference.
Register for the session here and Send your resume and volunteer form to Carolina Teves at cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Date: Thursday February 28th, 2019
Time: 3:00 pm
Address: 208 Oakwood Ave (FCJ Refugee Centre location)
Get involved with the CCR Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Project
The FCJ Refugee Centre Youth Network would like to invite your Youth Group to collaborate and participate at the CCR Newcomer Youth Civic Engagement Project.
The aim of the project is to activate local CCR Youth Network Branches where newcomer youth, (not born in Canada) between 16 and 25 years old, develop their leadership skills and motivate other newcomer youth to get involved and together strategize around issues that newcomer youth are facing. Branches also facilitate youth engagement with organizations that serve newcomer youth in order to make their services more engaging and relevant to newcomer youth.
There will be three meetings the first meeting on February 16 th from 12:00 to 6:00 pm at 1558 Bloor St W, will be a consultation with youth on the Ideal Journey to Canada. This session will consult youth on what is their vision for the experience of newcomer youth who arrive in Canada and their vision for Youth Engagement.
On February 26 th at 1:00 pm, 208 Oakwood Avenue will organize a meeting with organizations that serve newcomer youth, youth will present their findings. Together youth and organizations will discuss actions they can take to support youth engagement and improve the journey to Canada for newcomer youth, and after that we will share all the finding. It will be an excellent asset if your Organization and especial the Youth group can participate with us.
For more information contact:
Sara Hummad
Youth Worker
sara.hummad@fcjrefugeecentre.org
416 469 9754 ext 228
Helping your clients with their refugee appeal process
The RAD information sessions will provide front line workers and refugee appellants a FREE opportunity to be better prepared for the presentation of their appeal before the RAD.
Workers and Rejected refugees will learn the steps to follow and how to document your appeal before the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD).
Analysts from Refugee Appeal Division, RAD, will talk about submissions of documents, what happen after the refugee hearing, when the RPD process finish, when the RAD process begins and deadlines.
Next session March 1st, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Confirm your interest in attending the next session with Carolina Teves cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Learning about my immigration situation on Mondays at FCJ Refugee Centre
This informative sessions are possible thanks to the support of the Law Foundation
READY TOUR FOR AGENCIES SUPPORTING REFUGEES: JANUARY 22
This is a special Ready tour for agencies supporting refugee claimants waiting for their refugee hearing. Through this training front line workers can be familiar with the benefits of the Ready Tour program
READY TOUR is a free program for refugee claimants waiting for their refugee hearing. Ready Tours are schedule twice a month in the morning time. For many refugee claimants the time before their hearing is stressful. The refugee hearing caused them additional stress and anxiety.
Some of the benefits of the Ready Tour for refugee claimants are the following:
- Learn what will happen at the refugee hearing
- Levels of anxiety will decrease
- Empower participants to be well prepare for their refugee hearing
On this special session for staff, volunteers and placement students you will be familiar with those befits and also you will learn about:
- Refuge claims rights during their hearing preparation
- Obligations and responsibilities after their refugee hearing
- Deadlines during the process and what to do if there is problem.
For registration please click here
For more details contact Carolina Teves at cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
READY TOUR FOR AGENCIES JAN 22 
GET READY FOR YOUR REFUGEE HEARING CALENDAR
Calendar from January to April 2019
READY TOUR is a free program for refugee claimants waiting for their refugee hearing.
Sign UP and visit a refugee hearing room.
If you are a refugee claimant, this is a unique opportunity to be better prepared for your hearing, see an actual refugee hearing room.
For many refugee claimants the time before their hearing is stressful. The refugee hearing caused them additional stress and anxiety.
Benefits of the Ready Tour
- Learn what will happen at the refugee hearing
- Levels of anxiety will decrease
- Empower participants to be well prepare for their refugee hearing
- Learn who can participate at your hearing
- What to do if you did not attend your hearing, or it was canceled
- What will happen when the hearing finish
REGISTRATION
If you want to register for the Ready Tour, please answer the following questions and send it to Carolina Teves cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
- First name
- Last name
- E mail:
- Telephone number:
- Country of origin:
- Date of claim:(Month/Year)
- Hearing date:(Month/Day/Year)
- Do you have a legal representative?
- Who referred you to the Ready Tour, how did you learn about it?
- What do you want to learn during the Ready Tour?
Ready Tours are scheduled FROM 9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM as follow:
Month |
Thursday |
Thursday |
February |
21 |
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March |
7 |
21 |
April |
4 |
18 |
Our Fall/Winter Newsletter is out
Our seasonal newsletter provides exciting updates on:
- Every act of generosity counts!
- Fabian’s Story
- Selling Christmas trees at Ikea North York
- Art exhibition on January 3rd 2019
- A volunteer experience at the FCJ Primary Care Clinic
- FCJ Refugee Centre is pleased to receive funding from the Catalyst Grant
- A Ready Tour Story …..
Human rights and Canada’s leadership are as vital today as 70 years ago
Today, on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) underlines its message that everyone is deserving of basic rights and human dignity, not because of their citizenship or their immigration status, but because they are human beings.
For refugees fleeing persecution, Article 14 of the Declaration is key: “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.” This fundamental right is now part of international and Canadian law. On this basis, anyone who makes a refugee claim at the border or within Canada must be given a chance to explain why they need our protection.
Despite the promise of the Declaration, refugees and migrants still have their rights abused and face exploitation and situations of human trafficking around the world. Migrants are often subject to xenophobia and targeted by divisive politicians.
Canadians can be proud that Canada is showing leadership in bringing countries together to improve respect for the rights of all migrants with the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. While the Compact is not legally binding, it offers a pathway of cooperation between countries that will reduce the pressures forcing people to leave their home countries. When people do migrate, this new framework will increase respect for individual rights and allow receiving communities, including in Canada, to benefit more fully from migrants’ contributions.
As a world leader in championing human rights, Canada must strive to do better and respect the rights of refugees and migrants. This means that Canada should:
- Address the root causes that force people to leave their home countries (including climate change and Canadian involvement in situations of displacement).
- Resettle 20,000 Government-Assisted Refugees each year.
- Process Privately Sponsored Refugee applications within one year.
- Withdraw from the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement.
- Guarantee access to fair and independent refugee determination within a reasonable time.
- Reunite refugees in Canada with their families more quickly.
- Ensure access to justice for exploited or trafficked migrants.
- Offer access to permanent residence to all migrant workers.
- Ensure that immigration status does not bar access to key international rights in Canada. Canada too often ties rights and benefits to immigration status, excluding people with limited or no status.
http://ccrweb.ca/en/media/70-years-human-rights-Canada-leadership