Ads Up Canada (full name Ads Up Canada Refugee Network) is a Toronto-based not for profit organization that helps refugees move from Australian offshore detention facilities to Canada.[1]
Ads Up Canada Refugee Network | |
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| Formation | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Refugee support |
| Headquarters | Toronto |
Co-founders | Juliet Donald Laura Beth Bugg |
| Website | www |
Nomenclature
editAds Up is an contraction of Australian Diaspora Steps Up.[2][3]
Organization
editAds Up Canada was established in 2019[1] and was formally registered in 2020.[4]
It has a specific focus to help refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru.[3]
It is supported by the Government of Canada.[5]
Activities
editAds Up Canada collaborates with MOSAIC and the Refugee Council of Australia on Operation #NotForgotten a program to use Canada's private sponsorship of refugees program to help move refugees from detention centers in Australia to Canada.[1][6][7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Hoard, K C (24 November 2021). "Meet the Canada-based activists fighting the Australian refugee crisis from abroad". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jeremiah (2019-11-06). "Canada welcomes asylum seeker who spent 6 years in Australian detention centre". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ a b Davidson, Helen (2019-11-04). "'I can't believe I'm free': the Canadian citizens ending the torment for Australia's offshore refugees". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Dimaano, Jason (2 Feb 2021). "Formed in the Beach, Ads Up Canada helps refugees held in indefinite detention by Australian government". Beach Metro Community News.
- ^ "Canada to admit 45,000 refugees this year, speed up permanent residency applications". CBC. 18 June 2021.
- ^ Doherty, Ben (2021-12-11). "'A bright new future': how Australians are helping Canada's private sponsors give refugees a fresh start". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Seven refugees held by Australia in Papua New Guinea resettle in Canada". SBS News. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Ryan, Hannah (2021-12-10). "Seven refugees resettle in Canada from PNG". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2022-02-02.