BUILD a BETTER future together

Bienvenue | Welcome

We are a Canadian non-profit based in Montreal, Quebec that provides a sustainable structure of integration for refugees and immigrants in Canada.

Our Numbers

1500+
Legal aid & academic consultations

Our Numbers

80%
Job placement rate

Our Numbers

150
Refugees admitted to university per year

Our Numbers

400+
Students in our French classes per year

Our Numbers

500+
Students in our IELTS classes per year

Our Numbers

200+
Students in our coding classes per year

LEGACY DONATION

The Refugee Centre extends our profound gratitude to Richard Desgagné for his remarkable legacy donation of $25,000 to our centre's Pay It Forward Fund. His generous contribution will have a lasting impact on the lives of refugees and newcomers in our community. Richard's dedication to our mission serves as an inspiring reminder of the enduring power of compassion and goodwill.

If you would like to learn more or contribute to our Pay It Forward Fund, please click here.

We extend our services to the following statuses:

Naturalized Citizens
International Students
Permanent Residents
Refugee Claimants
Convention Refugees
Asylum Seekers

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Land Acknowledgement

At The Refugee Centre, we acknowledge that the territory upon which it was created is located on unceded Indigenous land. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which our centre was founded. We understand we are guests in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, the land of many diverse First Nations and The Refugee Centre is grateful to have the opportunity to work in this territory. To learn about the colonized land you are presently located on, go to Native Land.