Here is a brief recap of all the fun and exciting activities at this year’s Vietnamese family camp! More photos to come. Stay tuned!
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Join us on Saturday October 4th, 2014 to ride and raise funds to support refugees, immigrants and newcomers.
Local politics — schools, zoning, council elections — hit us where we live. So why don’t more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking part in our communities, even when we truly care.
Imagine having to learn a whole new language after moving to a foreign country… in your forties, fifties or even your sixties. This is the reality of many seniors who have immigrated to Canada later in life from non-English speaking countries. The ease of day to day tasks such as filling out medical forms, banking, more »
I am a person who loves learning, and know that what I learn can be used to serve immigrants and refugees. For example, I love reading about people who have served humanity nobly, such as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Gandhi, and others. I also enjoy the social sciences, especially psychology and sociology; material more »
Greetings, My name is Tabitha Peiris, and I am a returning summer student at The Lighthouse. In September, I will be finishing up a Sociology degree at York University, and looking forward to the opportunities it brings. My passion lies within sociology and social work with a focus in working with vulnerable populations like refugees, more »
Hi everyone! My name is Yao Dan, and I am one of the summer students here at The Lighthouse this year. In the fall, I will be entering my third year as a Life Science student at U of T studying Neuroscience and Physiology. My first encounter with The Lighthouse was volunteering at the Vietnamese more »
For many refugees who are unable to successfully navigate through the challenging Canadian refugee system, there are simply no recourse, no appeal processes, and no one to hear their plea. As a result of fierce oppression and persecution, these refugees experience overwhelming fear in the prospect of returning to their country of origin. Despite not more »
Despite Canada’s claim of “compassion” and “generosity”, the fact is that the number of refugees in the government resettlement program is at an all-time low. In addition, with the changes to the refugee system in Canada, the number of refugee claimants has decreased significantly, with fewer claims in 2013 than in any year since the more »
What is Bill C-31? Bill C-31, also known as the “Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act”, brought sweeping changes to the Canadian refugee system when it was enacted in December 2012. Bill C-31 focused on shortening the time for which refugee claimants have to submit and acquire evidence for their claim. C-31 also introduced the increased more »
