CBC News – Refugee Olympians Coming to Canada in First-of-Kind Immigration Program

Amotun Lokoro, 29, and two others are being welcomed in Ontario after the Olympics, under a new program allowing refugees to obtain permanent resident status — and potentially, one day, Canadian citizenship — on the basis of athletic ability. According to the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR), Canada is the … Continue reading CBC News – Refugee Olympians Coming to Canada in First-of-Kind Immigration Program