Migrant Justice
KAIROS calls on Canada to bring Christmas cheer to foreign caregivers
December 20, 2017
KAIROS supports foreign caregivers across Canada who continue to suffer prolonged separation from their spouses and children due to the long delay in processing their permanent residency applications. Many have been waiting for seven or eight years. KAIROS’ support was…
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Strangers become friends at KAIROS’ first Indigenous and Newcomers Friendship event
November 6, 2017
KAIROS’ Alfredo Barahona walks us through the first Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships event at St. Mary’s First Nation in Fredericton, N.B, on October 28, which he and Connie Sorio, KAIROS’ Migrant Justice and Asia Partnerships Coordinator, helped organize. Connie Sorio…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
A Feast of Gifts: Opening the door to new friendships
October 24, 2017
Invite your neighbours to a cultural and culinary feast! Every community includes Indigenous people, newcomers to Canada and long time settlers yet these groups are often isolated from one another. KAIROS invites you to consider planning A Feast of Gifts…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Foreign workers should be eligible to apply for permanent residence prior to or upon arrival to Canada
October 9, 2017
This past weekend we gathered around the dinner table with family and friends to give thanks. Often we acknowledge the delicious bounty that’s before us. If grown in Canada, this bounty is often tended to and harvested by people like…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice, Op Eds
MEDIA ADVISORY: Indigenous and newcomer communities gather in Fredericton for reconciliation, Oct 28
October 9, 2017
St. Mary’s First Nation hosts first KAIROS Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships event (Ottawa, ON) – KAIROS Canada launches the first Indigenous and Newcomer Friendships for a just and inclusive community event on Saturday, October 28 at St. Mary’s First Nation…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Media Releases, Migrant Justice
Letter to the editor: Remember migrant workers this Thanksgiving
October 6, 2017
He’s worked legally in Canada for 37 years but the government considers him ‘temporary’ Oct. 5 As we sit down with family and friends this Thanksgiving, let’s remember the migrant workers who help bring the food to our tables. These…
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Amitiés entre Autochtones et nouveaux arrivants – pour une communauté juste et inclusive
October 5, 2017
À partir de cet automne et jusqu’en mars 2018 KAIROS et ses partenaires invitent les Autochtones et les nouveaux arrivants au Canada à participer à une série d’événements de réconciliation intitulée Amitiés entre Autochtones & nouveaux arrivants – pour une…
Post filed in: En français, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
How we can start to walk the path of reconciliation?
July 7, 2017
On July 1, hundreds of new citizens swore their allegiance to this country and promised to faithfully observe its laws. Unlike me, they received a very brief overview of the history of Indigenous peoples. Like me, they did not promise…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
Standing in solidarity with migrant workers on December 18
December 13, 2016
“On International Migrants Day, let us commit to coherent, comprehensive and human-rights based responses guided by international law and standards and a shared resolve to leave no one behind.” – Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General Globally, millions of people are forced…
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Canadian Parliamentary Committee recommends changes that could help temporary migrant workers
October 27, 2016
Published October 19, in the Toronto-based Spanish-language magazine Revista Debate, the article “Comité Parlamentario canadiense presenta cambios a favor de trabajadores temporales”, looks at the report on the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) released on September 19, by the Standing Committee on Human…
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program: a KAIROS response
October 12, 2016
In May 2016, KAIROS participated in the federal government’s review of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) by making a submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. The…
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The Harvesting Freedom Caravan is coming to Toronto on September 25, 2016 at 7:30 a.m.
September 23, 2016
If you want to support migrant justice please come to the Food Terminal in Toronto at 7:30 AM on Sunday, September 25 and welcome the Harvesting Freedom Caravan. Yes, you read right, it is at 7:30 AM! But don’t worry,…
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KAIROS at the World Social Forum August 9-14, 2016
July 15, 2016
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
Temporary Foreign Worker Program Review – A KAIROS Submission
July 12, 2016
KAIROS joins community partners and migrant workers in calling on the federal government to ensure that migrant workers are included in this review process and that their recommendations are properly and genuinely considered. Read the full text of KAIROS’ submission…
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Migrant workers and allies call on Canada to use permanent immigration as a nation-building strategy at National Forum on Migrant Workers in Saskatoon
June 14, 2016
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The Migrant Workers Information Session and Forum are scheduled for June 4 & 5 in Saskatoon
May 13, 2016
In keeping with our goals of forging solidarity with migrant workers and working with the federal government to change the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, KAIROS is collaborating with the Canadian Council for Refugees, Migrante Canada and other organizations to co-host…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Migrants & civil society organizations to advocate on changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
April 7, 2016
Post filed in: Media Releases, Migrant Justice
Ottawa review of Temporary Foreign Workers must include migrant rights
March 2, 2016
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AVIS AUX MÉDIAS : Les droits des personnes migrantes sous les projecteurs d’un prochain forum
February 10, 2016
Post filed in: En français, Media Releases, Migrant Justice
MEDIA ADVISORY: Migrant rights spotlighted at upcoming forum
February 10, 2016
Post filed in: Media Releases, Migrant Justice
Seeking Shelter Advent resource is relevant this season as Canada strives to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees
November 12, 2015
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A Just and Inclusive Canada, Statement from the Executive Director of KAIROS
October 9, 2015
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In the face of the worsening global refugee crisis, KAIROS calls for welcome and solidarity
September 29, 2015
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Temporary Foreign Workers Program Needs More Work
December 15, 2014
In its message to commemorate International Migrants Day, KAIROS’ Dignity and Rights Circle applauds recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program but stresses that it still has serious flaws that undermine workers’ rights.
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Why We All Should Care About Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
June 25, 2014
In her article “Why everyone should care about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program”, writer Harsha Wallia links current and historical Canadian complicity in local and global resource extraction on Indigenous lands to the exploitation of racialized labour. She connects colonialism…
Post filed in: Asia-Pacific, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
What do migrant workers say?
May 27, 2014
Recent news about problems with the Government of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) has largely ignored the voices of those most affected – migrant workers and their families. KAIROS is concerned that the federal government’s response to flaws with…
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Advent, Human Rights and International Migrants Day
December 18, 2013
Alfredo Barahona, KAIROS’ Migrant Relations Coordinator, reflects on Advent and International Migrants Day from the perspective of his own personal experiences as a migrant to Canada from El Salvador, and his recent visit to Quito.
Post filed in: Latin America, Migrant Justice