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How fires are permanently displacing Montrealers and reshaping neighbourhoods

    Lily Chu

    When fires break out in multi-unit buildings in Montreal, tenants vacate and are taken in by the Red Cross. But what happens next can often be a difficult process to navigate for renters. Housing advocates worry these fires are leading to permanent displacement of tenants — and reshaping neighbourhoods in the process.

    These refugees in Kenya were promised jobs in Canada. At the 11th hour, the employer cancelled the offer

      parents and five children pose for a family photo

      A continuing care organization in Nova Scotia has rescinded job offers it had been extending to refugees for more than two years, leaving the displaced people without a path out of some of the largest refugee camps in the world. They were invited to come to Canada through a federal program, but the organization says as processing timelines and the number of people needing care increased, many of the roles were filled locally.