More Lives Being Displaced: The Refugee Crisis
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Millions of innocent lives being affected everyday
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A refugees is somebody who is forced to leave their country of origin due to safety concerns. In Canada the amount of Refugees by country of origin in thousands is 0.1. To compare, the amount of displaced people worldwide extends 65 million people. There are many innocent individuals that are suffering to gain access to necessities in order to survive. Often the living conditions can be brutal and create consequences. The Middle East and North Africa are where most of these displaced people are being hosted. This is as 39% of the displaced people reside in these areas. Many people also lose their lives from being displaced and many deaths go unrecorded.
Causes of Refugees Refugee Incidents
- Ethnic Cleansing - Boat People of Vietnam
- Civil War - Many large and
- Persecution crowded Refugee Camps
- Natural Disasters - Drowned refugee boat
- Poverty in the Mediterranean sea
- Diseases/ Health Issues - Syria Refugee Crisis
- Government Issues - Rohingya Refugee Crisis
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Canada's Plan of Action
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In the past and in today's time, Canada has put in great efforts to help refugees worldwide. Canada's plan for refugees include: a Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program for people in need of protection that are outside of Canada. Also, In-Canada Asylum Program for people making refugee protection entitlements whom are within the country. Canada has taken part to solve this issue by: resetting over 40,081 Syrian refugees, having approximately 6,600 Bhutanese refugees arrive, welcoming over 23,000 Iraqi refugees, and many more other cases. Canada also provides help for resettlement of refugees by taking part in welcoming them when they arrive, helping to find a place to live, assessing their necessities, providing information about the country and giving referrals to other federal and provincial programs.
The Refugees in Canada:
Category
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Amount
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Percentage
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Government-Assisted Refugee
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21,876
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~54%
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Blended Visa Office-Referred Refugee
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3,931
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~10%
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Privately Sponsored Refugee
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14,274
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~36%
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The Impact of Refugees on a Host Country
A country can be significantly impacted depending on various different factors. It can be positive in many ways due to reasons such as a country will have many new people and will create diversity and unity. It may help the economy by bringing in new skills to sustain highly required jobs. Also more taxes will be paid, so it will help with the development of the country. It can be negative if overpopulated as it will also result in lack of natural resources other environmental issues. If refugees do not have a place to reside it may lead to more refugee camps and other issues that will affect the population as a whole. Health issues, poverty, more child labor, environmental issues and lack of education may be other issues that will be faced by the host country.
References
Domonoske, C. (2016, June 20). Refugees, Displaced People Surpass 60 Million For First Time, UNHCR Says. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/20/482762237/refugees-displaced-people-surpass-60-million-for-first-time-unhcr-says
Government of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Communications Branch. (2017, February 09). #WelcomeRefugees: Key figures. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/welcome/milestones.asp
Government of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Communications Branch. (2017, April 03). How Canada's refugee system works. Retrieved October 17, 2017, from http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/canada.asp
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