FCJ Refugee Centre

Today, September 30, is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a time to recognize and commemorate the intergenerational harm that residential schools caused to Indigenous families and communities, and to honour those who have been affected by this injustice. Today is also Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters. Established to honour residential school survivors, their families, and…

Thank you to everyone who attended this weekend’s one-day conference Research and Advocacy: Sanctuary, Solidarity and the Politics of Migrant Justice, and to all those who made it possible. Throughout the various panels and roundtables, frontline practitioners, members of grassroots organizations, academics, and migrants themselves explored how Canada’s immigration system institutionalizes precarity for migrants with precarious status, and what justice…

This Sunday, we joined hundreds of people on the streets of Toronto, and many more across Canada, for the Cross-Country Day of Action for Migrant Rights. We demanded: ☑️ STATUS FOR ALL: Permanent resident status for migrants already here, and permanent resident status on arrival for migrants coming in the future. ☑️ RENEW PERMITS: Automatically renew expired and expiring work…

The Summer 2026 Newsletter is here! Check out what we’ve been up to, and have a look to our upcoming events and activities, including our 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner! We have prepared a very special section, with everything you need to know about the October 15th event where we will celebrate more that three decades of walking with uprooted people…