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 »
Author: Tabitha
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 »
In light of World Refugee Day on June 20th, The Lighthouse will be exploring a variety of questions in relation to the Canadian refugee landscape this week. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution. Article 14 (1), Universal Declaration of Human Rights Everyone has the right to more »
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Hi Friends, Here is a clip of last year’s Vietnamese Family Summer Camp! We had such a meaningful time with the children and parents, and we were able to share Christ’s love with them! If you are interested in volunteering with us, please send Tracy or Tabitha an email at [email protected]/ [email protected] before June 29, more »
If you have a passion for working with children and would like to serve this summer, this is a great opportunity! We are looking for passionate, responsible and dedicated students or young adults to assist with our summer camp. Our children’s camp will run from 10am to 2pm every Tuesday and Wednesday, from July 8th more »
If you enjoy working with children and are interested in an opportunity to serve this summer, then we would like to encourage you to volunteer with The Lighthouse for our Vietnamese Family Summer Camp. We are looking for responsible and dedicated adults or high school aged volunteers to assist with the children camp program, which more »
The Lighthouse partnered with the Vietnamese Women’s Association of Toronto to coordinate the “Preventing Abuse of Loving Seniors” workshop. The workshop consisted of 4 sessions, held on April 17, April 24, May 1, and May 8 at The Lighthouse. Together, the Vietnamese seniors learned about elder abuse prevention, causes of elder abuse, elder abuse in more »
Welcome Tabitha Peiris and Yao Dan Cao, our summer students this year! Please stick around to meet them, and find out how you can get involved in their work at The Lighthouse this summer!
