Father’s Day Rally for Regularization

On Father’s Day this Sunday, June 16 at 1:30pm, join undocumented fathers and families to hear about our long years of family separation, the difficulties we face working and living in Canada, and why we need regularization and permanent resident status for all undocumented people. Come with your father or your family. Bring hand-made signs and spend time with us. We will meet in front of MP Chrystia Freeland’s office at 344 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario. Sign up below!

New Caregiver Program Info Session: Come find out the new rules and timelines. Learn how we got here and what still needs to be done.

On June 3, the Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a new program for caregivers abroad that ensure permanent residence on arrival. Find out the new rules and timelines, how we organized to win this program and what we need to do to ensure that the program will be implemented without exclusions.

Come and join us online on Thursday, June 13 at 8 PM EST (5 PM BC and 6 PM AB). Invite your friends and co-workers and celebrate our win! Register here to get the zoom link for the event.

Members prayer and action meeting

The federal government promised permanent status for undocumented migrants this Spring, and time is running out! Now more than ever, we need to have faith for a better tomorrow and know that we will keep fighting for each other.

Join the MWAC prayer and action online meeting on Friday, June 14 at 12pm Toronto time to connect with other migrants like you and make moves together toward a better future!

We’re calling for equal rights and a better life for all migrants – will you join us?

Sign up below to get the Zoom link.

Seasonal Farmworkers: Do You Know About Changes to Your Contract?

If you’re a migrant farmworker on the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (8 months contract or less), your contract has changed this year and you have NEW rights!

Some of these changes include:

  • Dryers now mandatory
  • Internet access now mandatory
  • You are now BANNED from filing your own taxes 🤯

Sign up below to join us online on Wednesday, July 17 at 8pm to learn about how these changes affect you and what we can do about it. In this free and confidential information session, we’ll also talk about what you can do if your contract is being breached and what support is available.

Caregivers Mother’s Day Potluck and Action Planning Meeting

Mother’s Day is here, and many of us migrant caregivers will be spending it alone without our families. We are worried that we will not be reunited with them if the caregiver pathway programs end in June 2024. This is not fair!

Join us and other migrant caregivers like you this Sunday, May 12 at 12pm for an in-person action planning meeting to make decisions about how we want to raise our voices for justice and permanent residency status for all!

Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024•12:00 PM

Location: MWAC Office• 720 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5S 2T9 CA

Host Contact Info: jhoey@migrantworkersalliance.org

Stop the Escarraga family’s deportation!

Sara Escarraga and her four children have lived in Niagara for seven years. They have deep ties in the community but are about to be ripped apart. Unless you act now.

Can you send a message to the Ministers of Immigration and Public Safety urging them to grant status to this family?

¡Vuelvase miembr@!

La Alianza de Trabajador@s Migrantes por un Cambio (MWAC) es una organización formada y liderada por migrantes. Nos unimos para ganar derechos en el trabajo y justicia migratoria.

Al hacerse miembr@, aprenderá más sobre sus derechos como trabajador/a, tendrá acceso a apoyo, desarrollará sus habilidades de liderazgo y será parte de nuestro movimiento para garantizar derechos y justicia para tod@s. L@s miembr@s participan en reuniones mensuales, así como en actividades en línea y en persona, y pasan a formar parte de una comunidad solidaria de trabajador@s y amig@s.

L@s miembr@s creen en la construcción de nuestro poder colectivo y en ser solidari@s con otr@s trabajador@s que defienden la justicia en cualquier parte del mundo.

Beneficios para miembr@s

  • Se une a una comunidad de líderes migrantes que luchan por el cambio;
  • Recibir invitaciones a eventos especiales y recibir apoyo de otras personas en una situaciónes similares;
  • Oportunidades para hablar con funcionari@s elect@s, tomadores de decisiones y los medios de comunicación;
  • Obtener apoyo (atención) prioritario si tiene problemas o si le tratan injustamente;
  • Obtenga talleres y capacitación gratuitos sobre temas como derechos en el lugar de trabajo; cuestiones de inmigración; impuestos y seguro de desempleo; acceder a sistemas de atención médica y apoyo social; y organización colectiva 101.

Become a member

The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC) is an organization for and by migrants. We are uniting to win rights at work and immigration justice. 

By becoming a member, you will learn more about your rights as a worker, have access to support, build your leadership skills and be part of our movement to ensure rights and justice for all. Members participate in monthly meetings, as well as online and in-person activities and become part of a supportive community of workers & friends. 

Members believe in building our collective power and being in solidarity with workers speaking up for justice anywhere in the world. See below for the list of responsibilities and benefits of becoming a member!

Membership Form

Member Responsibilities

  • Attend at least 6 out of 12 meetings per year (either in-person or online);
  • Receive regular communication and respond to them 
  • Participate in regular trainings, events and activities; 
  • Outreach to other workers, and invite them to be part of our movement; and 
  • Represent the collective voice of migrants and Migrant Workers Alliance for Change.

Member Benefits

  • You join a community of migrant leaders fighting for change;
  • Get invited to special events and receive support from others in a similar situation;
  • Opportunities to speak to elected officials, decision-makers and the media;
  • Get priority support (attention) if you are facing problem or if you are being treated unfairly; 
  • Get free workshops and training on topics such as workplace rights; immigration issues; taxes and Employment Insurance; accessing health care and social support systems; and collective organizing 101.

Fix Express Entry: Share the changes you want

This survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete

Recently the minimum points required to qualify for Express Entry permanent residency programs, like the Canadian Experience Class, have been extremely high. Migrant Workers Alliance for Change will submit a proposal to the federal government on how to fix Express Entry based on the collective priorities of current and former international students like you.

You can choose to stay anonymous, and your answers will be kept confidential.

Create your own user feedback survey

Humanitarian & Compassionate (H&C) Workshop for Undocumented People

Are you undocumented in Canada? Are you thinking of applying for permanent residency under H&C (Humanitarian & Compassionate application)? Come to an online workshop on Thursday, April 11 at 8PM EDT | 5pm PDT to learn more about strategies and tips to strengthen your H&C applications! Sign up below and keep reading for more information!

Join this SAFE and ANONYMOUS workshop to:

  1. Learn what an H&C application is,
  2. If and when you should apply for it,
  3. What you need to do to make your application successful (separate from your lawyer),
  4. Learn about the promised regularization program for PR for all undocumented people if we win!

This workshop:

  1. Provides general legal information, but not legal advice. We will not be able to answer detailed one-on-one questions.
  2. Will be on Zoom. You will receive the Zoom link after you register using your email. In the workshop, you do not need to share your real name or turn your camera on.
  3. Is for undocumented people only, not service providers from organizations.
  4. Will be offered in English​ and ASL.