Posts Tagged "Migrant rights"
Changes to immigration a step backwards for human rights in Canada
November 6, 2024
The federal government’s recent announcement to cut immigration will do nothing to improve the rights and wellbeing of migrant workers in Canada. This announcement is based on fears that newcomers are exacerbating the housing and affordability crisis without a deeper analysis…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice
KAIROS reviews Budget 2024
April 23, 2024
While the federal government offered some good news in Budget 2024, which it announced on April 16, it also presented disappointments for KAIROS’ program areas. We are told that Budget 2024 is an attempted balancing act of spending increases while…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
In solidarity with asylum seekers and frontline churches and organizations
July 31, 2023
KAIROS Canada stands in solidarity with asylum seekers who have been forced to live on the streets of Toronto, and with the churches and frontline organizations that are assisting them.We call on all levels of government to respond appropriately and…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Migrant Justice, Social Justice, Statements
Ecumenical support for migrant rights and status for all
September 20, 2022
Four denominations involved in the global movement of Churches Witnessing with Migrants (CWWM) wrote to the Canadian government on September 8 in support of permanent residency for migrant workers and the regularization of undocumented migrants.The heads of the Anglican Church…
Post filed in: Migrant Justice
