As the crisis in Afghanistan continues to unfold, Edmonton and Calgary are now welcoming people who were able to escape the Taliban.
This is the beginning, with thousands of refugees expected to call Alberta home in the coming months.
“So far, we have 80 of them in Alberta: 60 in Calgary, 20 of them in Edmonton. We are expecting more to come, and these are actually the people coming after their two-week quarantine from Toronto,” Calgary Catholic Social Services CEO Fariborz Birjandian said.
Catholic social services agencies in the province are contracted in getting government-assisted refugee families settled as they transition to their new home.
“Usually, we keep them for 15 to 21 days to go through the orientation to get to know the city, their documentation, health and school issues and then they move to permanent accommodations,” Birjandian said.
We acknowledge Calgary and area as Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge the Treaty 7 nations; the Piikani, Siksika, Kainai, Iyarhe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina First Nations. We acknowledge the ancestral territory of Siksikaitsitapi, the Blackfoot Confederacy, and the home of the Métis Nation of Alberta—Region 3. We are all treaty people.
In partnership, we empower immigrants and refugees to successfully settle and integrate in our communities.
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