TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxfam Canada, Climate Action Network and Médecins du Monde are joining with Migrant Rights Network - Canada’s largest migrant-led coalition - on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 to call on Prime Minister Trudeau and the next parliamentary session to immediately implement a comprehensive regularization program that ensures permanent residency for all undocumented residents, as well as full and permanent immigration status for all migrant workers, students, refugees and families in the country.

The media briefing, which will include undocumented migrants from across the country, is taking place in advance of massive protests where thousands of people are expected to take to the streets in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Guelph, Sudbury, Miramichi and Clarksburg on Sunday, September 18, in advance of Parliament’s return (details of actions below). Off-the-record sources have confirmed that Canada is developing a regularization program but no timelines have been announced or guarantees provided that this program will be inclusive. Regularization is a historic opportunity for Prime Minister Trudeau to correct unfairness in the immigration system and change the lives of half a million undocumented people which will ensure increased healthcare, climate and global justice and improve working conditions. Over 480 civil society organizations have already endorsed this call for immigration justice.

WHAT: Briefing by undocumented migrants and civil society organizations in English and French
WHEN: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 (9am Vancouver / 10am Edmonton / 12pm Montreal / 1pm Halifax)
WHERE: Online via Zoom - Pre-registration required, please click here.
WHO: Danilo De Leon (Undocumented migrant leader, Edmonton), Caroline Michael (Undocumented healthcare worker, Toronto), a member of Immigrant Workers Centre, Caroline Brouillette (National Policy Manager, Climate Action Network), Lauren Ravon (Executive Director, Oxfam Canada), Pénélope Boudreault, national operations director, and Chloé Cébron, advocacy, Médecins du Monde and Syed Hussan (Migrant Rights Network Secretariat)

Background

Actions across Canada and Media Contacts for Sunday, September 18, 2022

TORONTO, ON: Rally & March for Rights, Regularization & Status For All
Sep 18, 2:00pm, Christie Pits Park, March to Deputy PM’s Office
Contact: Rajean Hoilett, 289-923-3534, Migrant Rights Network - Ontario

MONTREAL, QC: Rally & March - Un Statut pour tous et toutes - on ne laisse personne pour compte / #StatusForAll: No One Left Behind
Sep, 18, 14:00, Place du Canada. 1010 Rue De La Gauchetière O.
Media Contact: Hady Anne (En/Fr), 514 358 8836, Solidarity Across Borders

VANCOUVER, BC: Rally - Rights, Regularization, Status For All
Sep 18, 2:30 PM, Grandview Park. 1657 Charles St, Vancouver
Media Contact: Byron Cruz, Sanctuary Health, (604) 315-7725

EDMONTON, AB: Rights, Regularization, Status for All!
Sep 18, 12:00 PM, Sir Winston Churchill Square, 10404 104 Ave NW.
Media Contact: Clarizze Truscott, 780-998-2885, Migrante Alberta

OTTAWA, ON: Migrant Regularization March - Status For All!
Sep 18, 2:00 PM, Confederation Park. Elgin St and Laurier Ave W, Ottawa
Contact: Aimee Beboso, 613-255-1921, Migrante Ottawa

SUDBURY, ON: Sudbury & Region: Status For ALL - Community Gathering
Sep 18, 1:30pm, Flour Mills Community Farm. 736 Bruce Ave.
Contact: Tt Scott, communications@sudburyworkerscentre.ca, Sudbury Workers Education and Advocacy Centre

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE: Status for All: Reimagining PEI
Sep 18, 1pm, Victoria Park Pavilion, 36 Victoria Park Driveway
Media Contact: Ryan MacRae, ryan@cooperinstitute.ca, Cooper Institute

MIRAMICHI, NB: Rights, Regularization, Status for All
Sep 18, 2pm, Queen Elizabeth Park Town Square. 141 rue Henry Street
Contact: Sonia Aviles, 289 990 1349, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

FREDERICTON, NB: Status for All Day of Action Fredericton - Madhu Centre Organization Launch
Sep 18, 1pm, 577 Hillcrest Drive
Media Contact: Kalum Ng, info@madhucentre.ca, Madhu Centre

GUELPH, ON: Public Meeting: Immigration: Who Benefits? Who Suffers?
Sep 18, 3:00 PM, 10C. 42 Carden St., 3rd Floor, Activity Room.
Media Contact: Susan Rosenthal, Guelph Justice for Workers, guelph@Justice4workers.org

CLARKSBURG, ON: Rights, Regularization, Status for All
Sep 18, 10am, Clark Street and Main Street
Contact: Amaris Terner, 416 417 3520

Media liaison (EN/FR): Mary Foster, 514-222-0205