Review of Running on Empty

September 11, 2018January 31, 2026

The latest edition of ‘Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees’, from York University, contains a review of ‘Running on Empty’.

Immigration | Special movements | Ugandan Asians

Perspectives on the Ugandan Asian movement to Canada in 1972
November 27, 2023January 31, 2026

Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 arrival in Canada of Ugandan Asian refugees, Jody Bucholtz, head of the Renfrew-Lanark County Local Immigration Partnership, organized a podcast with Ms Noreen Nasim and Ms Bharti Dhir, whose families had been resettled in Britain, and Mike Molloy, who played a key role in the processing of the…

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Refugees | Southeast Asians

Running on Empty book presented to IOM Director General
September 27, 2017February 1, 2026

CIHS member Erica Usher presents a copy of Running on Empty to IOM Director General, William Swing at IOM HQ in Geneva where Erica is on assignment as Senior Policy Adviser, Global Compact for Migration.

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Refugees | Southeast Asians | Special movements

Vietnamese Boat People Museum Fundraising Banquet – March 28, 2026
February 21, 2026February 21, 2026

The Vietnamese Boat People Museum, a project aimed at commemorating the experiences of over 1.5 million refugees who fled Vietnam following the fall of Saigon in 1975, is holding a gala fundraising banquet on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The invitation is extended to all and there is a particular hope that former immigration officers who…

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Immigration | Refugees

The Prime Minister’s mandate letter to the Minister of Immigration
November 29, 2015January 25, 2026

The Prime Minister has released his expectations of his Ministers (mandate letters). The letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship can be read here.

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Refugees | Southeast Asians | Special movements | Ugandan Asians

World Refugee Day 2026 – June 20
June 19, 2026June 20, 2026

June 20, 2026 is recognized as World Refugee Day by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and by all who work in the refugee protection and resettlement sector.

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Refugees

From the Archives: 1986 – the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is awarded to “the people of Canada”
January 21, 2026February 3, 2026

In 1986, the people of Canada were the recipients of a prestigious award for their work on behalf of refugees. The Nansen Refugee Award, first presented in 1954, is named after Fridtjof Nansen, who was the first High Commissioner for Refugees at the League of Nations. He led the development of a travel document for…

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