26 People have already received a YES in 2024 for their refugee claim! One of our greatest joys is when children are finally reunited with their families. We are one of the few organizations in Ontario that continues to work with people until their children are here. As you celebrate Family Day on February 19th, takeRead more
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A family with three children was reunited with an older child through the PR Family Reunification process. Another one of their overseas children will be arriving in Canada this year, hopefully before Christmas. The parents and the three children had arrived in Canada in 2018, so they have been separated for about 5 years. They are excited theirRead more
2023 Canada Prestige Award Refugee Support Organization of the Year COMPASS Refugee Centre “The judges praised the exceptional work undertaken by the team at the Compass Refugee Centre. … Each member of staff goes above and beyond expectations and are wholly committed to fulfilling a role in their mission to assist, accompany and advocate for refugee claimants in the localRead more
SPECIAL NEWS (more details to come in our next impact report) 2023 Canada Prestige Award Refugee Support Organization of the Year COMPASS Refugee Centre Thank you to the WRPS for including us in their annual backpack drive! We have dozens of backpacks to get children off to a great start for school! We welcomed MPRead more
NEW: 66 new people from 12 countries CELEBRATE: 13 people granted protected person status TIDBIT: Refugee claimants go through a thorough screening no matter which port of entry they use. This includes confirming their identity, security screenings, biometric checks like fingerprinting, and determining their eligibility to make a refugee claim. Fingerprint photo by George Prentzas on Unsplash “Maybe” photo by Caroline Hall onRead more
NEW: 62 new people from 19 countries CELEBRATE: 15 people granted protected person status TIDBIT: Children are treated separately from their parents in a refugee claim. That means children could be granted protection, but not their parents. World Refugee Day is June 20th, but celebratory events are often throughout the month of June! This year we celebrated withRead more
Over the month of April: 58 new people from 12 countries Colombia remains the number one country we see people coming from Lesotho is the farthest people have come from – 15,414 km CELEBRATE: 20 people granted protected person status in May TIDBIT: The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) only applies to people trying to enter Canada byRead more
Your generosity is making a difference! THANK YOU! Over the month of April: 44 new people from 16 countries 19 people granted protected person status 532 unique appointments covering everything from starting a refugee claim to finding housing to celebrating being reunited with family members Speaking of Celebration! This is what your generosity does! 15Read more
Your generosity is making a difference! THANK YOU! Over the month of March: 58 new people from 11 countries (not all the same as last month) 19 people granted protected person status 487 unique appointments Our TOP client activities Permanent residency and family reunification work Basis of Claim (BOC) support Work permit applications and renewalsRead more
Your generosity is making a difference! THANK YOU! Over the month of January: 55 new people 13 people granted protected person status 353 households received direct support Our TOP 5 activities Permanent residency and family reunification work Basis of Claim support Helping people access legal support and legal aid Work permit applications and renewals Helping peopleRead more
