/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister Mendicino to make an announcement in advance of World Refugee Day/ Français
OTTAWA, ON, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ - As we mark World Refugee Day 2021, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will announce new initiatives to help Canada assist even more refugees.
Minister Mendicino will be joined by Rema Jamous Imseis, UNHCR Canada representative and other special guests:
- Lisa M. Smith, CEO, Glen Haven Manor (Nova Scotia). The manor is an accredited long term care facility, welcoming a group of candidates from the Middle East and Kenya through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP)
- Khodor Ramlawi, an employee of Glen Haven Manor who came to Canada through the EMPP
- Mohammed Hakmi, a skilled refugee who arrived in Canada more than two years ago through the EMPP
Date: |
Friday, June 18, 2021 |
Time: |
1:15 p.m. ET |
Location: |
Sir John A. Macdonald Building - Room 200 |
Notes for media:
- Media wishing to ask questions may also dial in to the teleconference line below.
- The media availability will be by teleconference.
- Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/U.S.): 1-888-265-0903
- Local dial-in number: 613-960-7527
- Participant passcode: 6563230#
SOURCE Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
(media only) Alexander Cohen, Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 613-954-1064, [email protected]; Media Relations, Communications Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 613-952-1650, [email protected]
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