Celebrating Canada History Week, with a look to the past
Edited by Anaheh Ghookassian Khoygani, Ottawa, Canada To celebrate Canada History Week, from 18 – 24 of November, UNHCR is bringing you four inspiring refugee stories of people who came to Canada before the year 1950, when UNHCR was created. This year’s theme,...
Getting your life back in Mexico after fleeing gang violence
A rapidly increasing number of women, children and men from the North of Central America are finding in Mexico the opportunity to be safe and rebuild their life. Has Canada a role to play? By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR Representative in Canada I am just coming back...
Meet the Canadian CEO sponsoring and hiring refugees
“I try to do better every day.” By Lauren La Rose Meet the homegrown entrepreneur giving hundreds of refugees a fresh start in Canada. “Do the right thing” is much more to Jim Estill than his appliance company’s corporate tagline: it’s a personal motto that has guided...