Canada has always been a destination for the unhappy and troubled. Churches in troubled jurisdictions are qualified to identify those who are in a position to leave home, travel around the world and suffer the challenges of resettlement. Churches have no interest in encouraging those who cannot be relied on to resettle successfully in rural and northern Canada.
The Church in Canada has a proud tradition of resettling the persecuted and vulnerable in rural and northern Canada.
Smaller town Canada is anxious to absorb the economic skills of protected and economically viable persons.
Noah will not allow itself to be used by applicants as a conduit to the main urban centres. (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary)
Some Christians clearly meet the UN’s standards of persecution.
Other Christians clearly meet Canada’s standards for vulnerable persons.
Many vulnerable Christians have job skills, age and language abilities but not the organizational support to enter Canada on their own merit.
The Noah Project has three responsibilities:
First, to work with religious groups and international agencies to identify Christians prepared to resettle outside of Canada’s main urban centers. This includes identifying both persons with UN certification and persons with the skills required to resettle in Canada.
Second, to work with rural, northern and regional communities in Canada to assure the resettlement needs of both the identified Christians and the local community economy.
Third, to lobby Canadian governments on behalf of Christians requiring visas destined to resettle in smaller communities.