1

newsletter #19refugeehub.issbc.org

The Refugee Readiness Hub is funded by the Province of British Columbia.

0

30000

60000

90000

120000

150000

Tota

l Ref

ugee

s an

d Pr

otec

ted

Pers

ons

Rese

ttle

d Re

fuge

es -

Priv

atel

y Sp

onso

red

Rese

ttle

d Re

fuge

es -

Blen

ded

Visa

O�

ce R

efer

red

Rese

ttle

d Re

fuge

es -

Gov

ernm

ent A

ssis

ted

Prot

ecte

d Pe

rson

s in

Can

ada

& D

epen

dent

s A

broa

d

8,500

10,000

7,50016,000

16,500

17,00020,000

19,000

18,000

43,000

45,650

48,700

Canada’s multi-year immigration level Plan

Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Blended & Privately sPonsored refugee arrivals to BC (January — deCemBer 2017)

total arrivals

Bvor =30Psr =305

Bvor =60

Bvor =45

Bvor =40

Psr =255

Psr =240

Psr =265

montHs

Jan-mar 2017

apr-Jun 2017

Jul-sep 2017

oct-dec 2017

PSR = Privately Sponsored Refugees BVOR = Blended Visa Office-Referred Program

Source: cic.gc.ca/opendata-donneesouvertes/data/IRCC_M_PRadmiss_0001_F.xls

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Oct-Dec PSR

Oct-Dec BVORJully-Sept PSRJul-Sept BVOR

Apr-Jun PSRApr-Jun BVOR

Jan-Mar PSRJan-Mar BVOR

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Oct-Dec PSR

Oct-Dec BVORJully-Sept PSRJul-Sept BVOR

Apr-Jun PSRApr-Jun BVOR

Jan-Mar PSRJan-Mar BVOR

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Oct-Dec PSR

Oct-Dec BVORJully-Sept PSRJul-Sept BVOR

Apr-Jun PSRApr-Jun BVOR

Jan-Mar PSRJan-Mar BVOR

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Oct-Dec PSR

Oct-Dec BVORJully-Sept PSRJul-Sept BVOR

Apr-Jun PSRApr-Jun BVOR

Jan-Mar PSRJan-Mar BVOR

An online resource hub where users can read the latest status of refugee arrivals, find tools, resources and local settlement programs and services in British Columbia.

Visit the ISSofBC Refugee Readiness Hub to find:

• Quarterly newsletters with the latest refugee related statistics• Weekly updates with latest news, events and resources • Refugee readiness training videos and info-sheets• Resource centre for settlement workers & private sponsors • Inventory of refugee related research

and publications• Success stories of refugees

that have resettled to British Columbia

• How to help refugees settling in BC

refugee readiness HuB

refugeehub.issbc.org

Protected Persons in Canada & dependents abroad

resettled refugees – government assisted

resettled refugees – Blended visa office referred

resettled refugees – Privately sponsored

total refugees and Protected Persons

1,700

1,650

1,500

2018 target

2019 target

2020 target

legend

In 2017, British Columbia saw a 64% drop in the number of Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) arrivals in comparison to 2016. On the other hand, Settlement Orientation Services (based in Vancouver, B.C.) saw 76% increase in the number of Refugee Claimant arrivals to B.C. in 2017 compared to 2016. In terms of housing, 48% of GARs permanently reside in Surrey, with 17% residing in Burnaby in 2017 while 38% of Refugee Claimants found permanent or temporary housing in Vancouver, with the second top location being Surrey at 18%. Looking ahead, Canada’s Multi-Year Immigration Levels Plan shows an increase in the targeted number of Privately Sponsored Refugee arrivals, approximately exactly double the target in comparison to GARs for each year from 2018 to 2020. Have questions? refugeehub@issbc.org

BC refugee arrivals statistiCal HigHligHts: tHe 2017 annual roll-uP

2Source: All statistics are from the ISSofBC GAR Bulletin issbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/GAR-Bulletin-Jan2018.pdf unless otherwise stated.

surrey

48%329

Coquitlam

8%52

delta

5%32

Burnaby

17%120vancouver

7%48

toP 5 gar destinations By muniCiPality (Jan-deC 2017)

looking aHead to 2018 and Beyond

Quarterly stats of government assisted refugee (gar) arrivals (January — deCemBer 2017)

toP 5 sourCe Countries / total individual and family Clients*

212 92

196 66

Jan-mar 2017

apr-Jun 2017

Jul-sep 2017

oct-dec 2017

montHs

Note: *These numbers include all of BC, except Victoria.

41

gar arrivals

15 family arrivals

23 +18 =

gar arrivals to viCtoria (Jan — deC 2017)

Source: Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, icavictoria.org

9 under 6 years

3 6 - 12 years

4 13 - 18 years

25 19 - 64 years

0 65 & above

age Breakdown

syria (27), eritrea (7), iraq (5), gambia (2)

sourCe Countries

0 50 100 150 200 250

Oct-Dec

July-Sept

Apr-June

Jan-Mar

syria (56), eritrea (38), iraq (24), Congo (10), ethiopia (8)

syria (51), eritrea (28), iran (8), iraq (8), afghanistan (7)

syria (89), iran (45), iraq (23), eritrea (10), myanmar (9)

syria (110), iraq (30), somalia (18), Congo (13), myanmar (8)

163 74

115 50

The Africa continent will likely be the highest world region for GARs to BC including Eritreans, Somalians, Congolese and Rwandans.

africa

From 2018-2020 the BC GAR target will likely rise from 900 to 1,200 annually;

GARs from Syria are expected to continue to dominant arrival patterns this year;

syria

gar arrivals outlook rePort

sHort-termnext 2 weeks

sourCe Countries

medium-termnext 3-12 weeks

Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Effective January 28, 2018

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

FamilyIndividuals0

10

20

30

40

50

FamilyIndividuals

54 42

14 18

Congo, (20), syria (14), iran (5), uganda (1), China (1), eritrea (3)

sourCe Countriessyria (40), iran (11), afghanistan (3)

statistiCal HigHligHts for HuB and sPoke (oCt — deC 2017)

These totals are included in the overall GAR totals.

Janu

ary-

dece

mbe

r

arrived directly to BC

75 21

21 28%

19 25%

30 40%

vernon

5 7%

kelowna

nanaimo

abbotsford

octo

ber-

dece

mbe

r

arrived directly to BC

15 3

10 67%

5 33%

kelowna

vernon

3

montHly stats of new refugee Claimant Client arrivals to BC (January — deCemBer 2017)

toP 5 sourCe Countries / gender of new Clients / total new ClientsmontH

Source: Settlement Orientation Services (SOS), sosbc.ca

Jan 2017

feb 2017

mar 2017

apr 2017

may 2017

Jun 2017

Jul 2017

aug 2017

sep 2017

oct 2017

nov 2017

dec 2017

0 30 60 90 120 150DecNovOct

SeptAug

JulJun

Mayapr

Marfebjan

iraq (27), afghanistan (19), turkey (10), iran (9), Colombia (8)

afghanistan (17), Palestine (6), egypt (5), iraq (4), Cuba(4), Zimbabwe (4)

afghanistan (18), iraq (17), Colombia (11), mexico (11), turkey (8)

afghanistan (20), iraq (8), turkey (8), iran (6), Colombia (5)

afghanistan (22), iraq (16), mexico (11), el salvador (9), united states (8)

turkey (10), afghanistan (9), Burundi (8), iraq (7), Colombia (7)

iraq (20), afghanistan (15), iran (13) Honduras (9), Burundi (4)

iraq (31), afghanistan (16), mexico (7), Colombia (7), romania (5)

iraq (24), afghanistan (18), mexico (16), iran (12), egypt (11)

iraq (19), afghanistan (19), iran (16), Palestine (9), libya (4)

84 +42

+5 ? =136

85 +56 +9 ? =150

61 +32

+9 ? =102

61 +36 +2 ? =99

47 +37 +4 ? =84

57 +40 +4 ? =101

68 +48 +3 ? =119

54 +32 +2 ? =88

56 +31 +5 ? =92

50 +35 +1 ? =86

78 +55 +6 ? =139

44 +33

+4 ? =81

mexico (22), iraq (16), Colombia (12), afghanistan (9), guatemala (5)

afghanistan (18), mexico (14), el salvador (7), united states (6), iraq (5)

Jan 1, 2016 — deC 31, 2016:

725 new refugee claimants / 1156 total clients served

1277 new refugee claimants / 1914 total clients served Jan 1, 2017 — deC 31, 2017:

in the number of new refugee claimants arriving in 2017 compared to 2016

76%

inCrease

surrey

18%228 1%9

abbotsford

Coquitlam

6%73

Port Coquitlam

2%24

delta

1%12

Burnaby

13%162

new west

6%77

vancouver

38%492

richmond

3%38

no City selected

8%97

north vancouver

3%32

toP 10 temPorary and Permanent Housing sites for 2017

Source: Settlement Orientation Services (SOS), sosbc.ca