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Press Release re the Restoration of the Interim Federal Healthcare Program
The Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association
Media Release, February 19, 2016
The Council of the Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association (SAH Council) represents the organizations in Canada that sponsor refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.
The SAH Council applauds the announcement on February 18, 2016 of the Minister of Immigration,
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This is why we sponsor refugees to resettle to Canada.
The following story was released today by Hospitality House in Winnipeg, Manitoba. What follows is their press release.
HOSPITALITY HOUSE
January 14, 2016
Ten orphaned refugee children and a baby arriving unaccompanied in Winnipeg today
A singular event will happen late this afternoon when a family of eleven underage children,
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Media Release November 25, 2015
The Council of the Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association (SAH Council) represents the organizations in Canada that sponsor refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.
We are heartened by the Canadian Government’s emergency response to the Syrian refugee crisis announced on Tuesday, November 24th, 2015. We appreciate that there are sound reasons for extending the timeframe for this bold and ambitious initiative to resettle large numbers of Syrian refugees.
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Media Release, October 20, 2015
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October 20, 2015
The Council of the Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association (SAH Council) represents the organizations in Canada that sponsor refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.
The SAH Council congratulates the Liberal Party of Canada for winning the 2015 Federal Election.
The SAH Council looks forward to working with the new Government of Canada to make refugees a priority.
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Questions on Resettlement for the 2015 Canadian Federal Election
Introduction
The following questions are addressed to candidates in the upcoming federal election to seek out their views on what they would do to restore the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program (the PSR Program) to its former state of efficiency and compassion and respond effectively to the evolving Syrian refugee crisis without displacing sponsorships of refugees in other conflict areas of the world.
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Media Release September 22, 2015
The Council of the Canadian Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holders Association (SAH Council) represents the organizations in Canada that sponsor refugees under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program. The SAH Council, on behalf of its member organizations, expresses its appreciation for the announcement on September 19 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Alexander to expedite the resettlement process for Syrians and Iraqis.
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Opinion Piece – Canada’s keep-them-out immigration policy
This Op-Ed originally appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, September 8, 2015
written by Tom Denton
Conservative leader Stephen Harper began this election campaign by describing the issues as the economy and security. Other party leaders took his bait.
And so it has been through the early weeks.
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Statement from the Council of the SAH Association
Media Release
September 4, 2015
The Canadian public wants to help refugees who are running for, and losing their lives. Canadians have been contacting Sponsorship Agreement Holders in record numbers asking how they can contribute to a sponsorship enabling Syrian refugees to find a safe home in Canada.
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Opinion Piece: The refugee crisis and ‘that’ picture
I will admit it. I am, literally, in tears as I write this.
The picture. Yes—that picture that started circulating yesterday of the 3 year old boy washed up on the beach in Turkey.
He and his family were trying to come here—to Canada. The heart strings are pulled.
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World Refugee Day – June 20, 2015
This Saturday is World Refugee Day.
According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, there are more than 60 million people in the world who are displaced from their homes – most due to war. Worldwide there are 19.5 million refugees, 38.2 million people displaced in their own country,
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