refugees

Press Release: Senator Ratna Omidvar Welcomes the Government of Canada’s Inclusion of her Two Senate Bills in the Budget Implementation Act

Senator Ratna Omidvar June 23, 2022 charities, corruption, Direction and Control, Effective Accountable Charities Act News, frozen assets bill, refugees

Senator Omidvar is pleased to see that the Budget Implementation Act has passed and included the essence of two of her Senate bills – the Effective and Accountable Charities Act and the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act.

Bill S-8: We Don’t Want the Money or Presence of Sanctioned Individuals in Canada

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 17, 2022 corruption, immigration, refugees, Rohingya, Sanctions, Ukraine

Senator Omidvar spoke to Bill S-8, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Statement: World Refugee Day 2022

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 17, 2022 AfghanRefugees, forced displacement, refugees, Ukraine

Senator Omidvar gave a statement for World Refugee Day.

Bill C-19: The Frozen Assets Repurposing Act and the Effective and Accountable Charities Act are Included in the BIA

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 15, 2022 charities, Effective Accountable Charities Act Chamber, frozen assets, frozen assets bill, refugees, Ukraine

Senator Omidvar spoke to Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act.

Afghan MP Forced to Flee Homeland Pleads with Canada to do More to Help Refugees

Mia Rabson The Toronto Star June 3, 2022 AfghanRefugees, immigration, refugees

In this excerpt from The Toronto Star, a former Afghan MP and three Canadian senators call on the government to bring Afghan refugees to Canada more quickly.

Resettlement of Afghans in Canada: Senators Urge Action

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 2, 2022 AfghanRefugees, immigration, refugees

Senators Omidvar, Ataullahjan, Jaffer, Deacon and McPhedran held a press conference with former Afghan MP Naheed Farid to draw attention to problems with the processing of applications from Afghans seeking to resettle in Canada.

What is Being Done to Speed Up the Process to Resettle Afghan Refugees?

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada June 1, 2022 AfghanRefugees, immigration, Question Period, refugees

Senator Omidvar asked Senator Gold what is being done to speed up the process to resettle Afghan refugees.

Canada’s Asylum System is Outdated, says Authors of “Flight and Freedom”

Daphné Dossios The Toronto Star May 25, 2022 AfghanRefugees, asylum seekers, immigration, refugees, Ukraine

This excerpt from the Toronto Star discusses the book Senator Omidvar co-authored with Dana Wagner in 2015, Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada.

Will Canada Extend Express Travel Authorization to Ukrainians?

Senator Ratna Omidvar Senate of Canada April 29, 2022 immigration, Question Period, refugees, Ukraine

Senator Omidvar asked Senator Gold if the government will extend Express Travel Authorization to Ukrainians.

WATCH: Impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Human Displacement

Senator Ratna Omidvar Victoria Forum April 28, 2022 forced displacement, immigration, refugees, Ukraine

Senator Omidvar joined the Victoria Forum for a webinar to examine the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on human displacement worldwide.