Category: Canada

The new one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit aims to help low-income renters with their housing costs. You may be eligible to apply if your income and the amount that you pay on rent qualify. Applications are open until March 31, 2023. Does Canada have government housing? The Ministry of Social Services through the […]

Phone service Phone: 1-800-567-9604. Fax: 1-866-817-3977. Email: [email protected]. Service hours: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm Eastern time. Does the Department of Indian Affairs still exist in Canada? This became the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1966. Under the Federal Identity Program, the department is known as Indigenous and […]

Many Canadian children are malnourished and lose weight in hospital without doctors recognizing the problem, experts warned at the Canadian Paediatric Society’s annual meeting. They’re urging health teams to screen for malnutrition on admission like they do for infectious diseases. What percentage of children are malnourished in Canada? In Canada, the overall prevalence of food […]

Canada leads the world In 2021, around 20,000 refugees were resettled in Canada, meaning the 2023 targets will represent a 150 per cent increase. How many refugees does Canada accept each year? Canada refugee statistics for 2019 was 101,757.00, a 10.82% decline from 2018. Canada refugee statistics for 2018 was 114,101.00, a 8.91% increase from […]

Canadians can give to Pakistan flood relief at www.together.ca or by calling 1-855-461-2154. How to help Pakistan flood people? Donate now. The Edhi Foundation is one of Pakistan’s largest foundations, providing social welfare services to all people, regardless of their color, class, or creed. They are currently accepting donations for flood relief. The Citizens Foundation’s […]

Canada has donated another $30 million to aid Pakistan separately from the donor matching funds to the Humanitarian Coalition, a group of 12 major Canadian aid agencies, including Save The Children, Islamic Relief and Oxfam Canada. Which charity is helping Pakistan? The Pakistan Red Crescent and IFRC are on the ground, providing people with essential […]

When large swaths of Pakistan flooded in 2010, 20 million people were affected. The former Harper government pledged $71.8 million for relief efforts, including $46.8 million from donations Ottawa had matched. What is Canada doing to help Pakistan? Global Affairs Canada will transfer the matching funds to the Humanitarian Coalition, which will in turn allocate […]

Canada has temporarily withdrawn our diplomatic mission in Kabul and does not recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. Since the early 1960s, Canada has provided humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan initially in response to a series of natural disasters. Is Canada still helping Afghanistan? The Government of Canada is committed to welcoming Afghan refugees […]

In an attempt to curb France’s economic power worldwide, British troops focused their efforts on French overseas outposts like Canada. And since France was so vastly outnumbered in Canada, it struggled to defend itself against British attacks. Why were Europeans interested in Canada? In the late 15th Century, English, French, and Portuguese navigators resumed exploration […]

Sir Robert Laird Borden GCMG PC KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Who was Canada’s prime minister in 1911? The Conservatives […]