‘End our suffering’: refugees from Africa face inequity and delays resettling in Canada

In 2023, Canada’s auditor general found that backlogs were larger and processing times longer for refugee applicants in Africa due to under-resourcing of visa offices. Two years after that report, too little has changed.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, led by Minister Lena Diab, has made commitments and developed plans to address racism, but there is no clear roadmap to addressing inequity in processing refugee applications in Africa, writes Asma Faizi.

“Every day we live with fear and uncertainty about our lives and the future of our children.”  

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