RIDE FOR REFUGE 2023 A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year’s Ride for Refuge! The donation portal closed on October 31st and we are thankful to have reached such a high percentage of our goal. THANK YOU again!! Check out our Thank You video. Click here for more photos. Scroll to theRead more
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If you have ever heard Cesar play his violin, you have likely experienced one of those exquisite moments when music reached your soul. For Cesar, his passion for music came with a cost. In his home country, Cesar, a Master Violinist, used music as a way to engage children living in low-income communities. The authoritarianRead more
REGARDING THE STCA: The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) rendered its decision today regarding the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA). Just some clarity given what is being said in the media: The SCC did NOT find that the STCA was constitutional nor did it find that the U.S. was safe for refugees.Read more
People seeking asylum – that is, life-saving protection – are not a shadow to be forgotten, not an image to be dismissed, not an object of policy, nor a problem to be solved. They are flesh and bones. They are one of us. They are just from a different place that they were forced toRead more
COMPASS Refugee Centre is situated on the Haldimand Tract. We embrace that truth as an urgent invitation to keep present in our thoughts and hearts that we help people seeking refuge in a country that has not been a place of refuge for Indigenous Peoples. We also hold with an ever-learning heart that the influenceRead more
What’s the difference between being a refugee and refugee claimant? A lot. In this article, we explore both statuses to help you better understand where they fit into our world today as well as their differences from one another! What is a Refugee? The 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who hasRead more
Today is World Refugee Day, a time to commemorate the strength and courage of millions of refugees around the world. This year, UNHCR is calling on the global community to show solidarity with refugees by taking action to support them. There are a number of ways you can help, including donating money, volunteering your time,Read more
The annual #Ride4Refuge event at COMPASS is a very meaningful and fun way for people in our community to gather in support of refugee claimants. Matt and Kendra Shantz are two of the kind-hearted participants on the “The Young & The Rest Of Us” team that joined us this year and have graciously shared whyRead more
COMPASS Refugee Centre congratulates all who were elected to represent their communities in our Federal government. We wish the best to all those who were not re-elected as they move on to new endeavours. There are many who question the value of the Federal Election – $600 million dollars wasted. Maybe. Maybe not. 600 million – that’sRead more
