Minister Fraser Celebrates Afghan Refugees’ Arrival in Canada<\/p>\n
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Canada, a key member of NATO, is stepping up to resettle evacuated Afghan staff. As part of this effort, Canada plans to welcome up to 472 NATO-identified Afghan staff and their families.<\/p>\n Today, 265 Afghan refugees, including former NATO employees and their families, were welcomed by Minister Sean Fraser at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. While about 100 will stay in Nova Scotia, others will move to various parts of Canada.<\/p>\n These individuals, temporarily residing in a third country after leaving Afghanistan, are included in Canada’s initiative to resettle 15,000 Afghan refugees under a special humanitarian program.<\/p>\n Government-assisted refugees can rely on organizations like the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia for support. They receive assistance with housing, job opportunities, language skills, and more.<\/p>\n Canadian support for Afghan refugees has been remarkable. Those interested in helping through volunteering, donating, or sponsoring can find more information on how Canadians can help<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Canada is proud to welcome refugees who worked as NATO locally engaged staff in Afghanistan. To those arriving today, welcome home. Our resettlement assistance agencies and private sponsors are ready to help them start new lives here.” \u2013 The Honourable Sean Fraser<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “Nova Scotia is proud to offer refuge to Afghans fleeing hardship. We are here to support them as they settle and become part of our community.” \u2013 The Honourable Tim Houston<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “We are honored to welcome Afghan refugees in Nova Scotia. Our partnerships ensure a safe and welcoming resettlement experience.” \u2013 Jennifer Watts, CEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n For media only:<\/strong><\/p>\n Alexander Cohen Media Relations As a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which is a major contributor to international peace and security, Canada is taking a lead role in ensuring that NATO is able to resettle all its Afghan staff who were evacuated. As part of the commitment to welcome Afghan refugees, the government is resettling up to 472 NATO-identified locally engaged staff and their family members. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Canada’s Commitment to Afghan Refugees<\/h2>\n
Support for New Arrivals<\/h2>\n
Official Statements<\/h3>\n
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Fast Facts on Afghan Resettlement<\/h2>\n
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Associated Information<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Minister\u2019s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Communications Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
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