An immigrant or refugee can get a free call with a legal intervention worker to receive legal information.
Everyone has dreams, but not everyone gets the chance to make them real.
For people with a precarious immigration status or no status, big dreams often have to be put aside. Instead, they are forced to focus only on the most basic needs. From grand ambitions to the simplest—and most human—desires, the campaign “Rêver à l’essentiel” shows how immigration status creates serious obstacles that prevent people from living with dignity when their daily lives are dictated by their immigration status.
Understanding the Different Immigration Status
To understand the reality of people without immigration status, or with a precarious one, it helps to know the key terms. Learn more about the different situations that affect immigrants:
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The Consequences of an Absent or Precarious Immigration Status
In addition to carrying a heavy mental burden, a person without immigration status, or with a precarious one, may also feel the impact of their immigration situation on their mental health, working conditions, and family life.
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From Me to You: Testimony of a Person Without Immigration Status
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Learning more about the challenges faced by people without immigration status or with precarious status is a step in the right direction. Become a defender of their well-being by understanding how different immigration statuses affect the daily lives of immigrants and refugees.
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Founded in 1910, MCM is a community-based, non-profit organization of the United Church of Canada. Open, diverse, and interfaith, it works to defend the rights and interests of the most vulnerable in order to build a welcoming, inclusive, and just society. Although MCM began in Montreal, it now serves all of Quebec.
Just Solutions is an MCM program that aims to improve access to justice for im·migrants and refugees. It is a legal clinic that takes a holistic approach and offers services accessible to all who need them.
