December 5, 2024
AURA’s Statement on Pause of Groups of Five and Community Sponsorship Applications
On November 29, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a 13-month pause on the intake of Groups of Five…
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December 2, 2024
Listen: What will Canada’s private sponsorship pause mean for refugees?
Listen to the segment from CBC’s The Current with Mark Gallaway on what the pause of Groups of Five and…
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December 5, 2024
Toronto Star: Canada sends clearest signal that our doors are closing
“The Canadian government’s recent announcement of a $250,000 global ad campaign warning migrants that seeking asylum here is “not easy,” coupled with…
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July 2, 2025
Denied asylum in Israel, Eritreans are welcomed by Canadians
The Christian Science Monitor reported on a sponsorship of an Eritrean family stuck in Isreal, supported by AURA. Read the…
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July 2, 2025
Georgian refugee family waiting to resettle in Canada told to stay in their current location: Ukraine
Ottawa opened doors to two adult children but left the parents and two younger children behind.
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