She arrived as an asylum seeker, then dedicated 30 years to helping others like her
Xiomara Rubio retires as PRAIDA’s longest-serving current employee Xiomara Rubio arrived in Canada with a single suitcase and $200 in her pocket. Like many…
Marie-Eve Boulanger
A new land, a helping hand: How our CIUSSS helps pregnant asylum seekers
Maria crossed the border into Canada afraid, exhausted—and pregnant. She’d been travelling for months from her native Colombia and had never received any medical…
On the move to better serve asylum seekers
The atmosphere was festive and upbeat at the inauguration of the PRAIDA’s new offices on March 22. For employees, it was an opportunity to…