Resources | Prairie Pride Guild

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Saamis Immigration Services Association (SISA) — newcomer & refugee settlement supports, referrals,

https://refugeeresettlement.ca/listing/saamis-immigration-services-association/

Community Legal Clinic Medicine Hat — free legal info for low- income people; has refugee intakes.

https://communitylegalclinic.net/medicine-hat/

Medicine Hat Local Immigration Partnership — community coordination hub to point you to services..

https://ccisab.ca/medicine-hat/

Legal Aid Alberta — Immigration & Refugee Law — apply for a lawyer for refugee claims/appeals.

https://www.legalaid.ab.ca/services/immigration-and-refugee-law/

Alberta Association of Immigrant-Serving Agencies — find vetted settlement agencies across Alberta.

https://aaisa.ca/member-directory/

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society — refugee & claimant programs (serves southern AB, incl. MH).

https://ccisab.ca/refugees/

Centre for Newcomers (Calgary) — settlement services plus dedicated LGBTQ+ newcomer supports.

https://www.centrefornewcomers.ca/

Rainbow Railroad — emergency relocation and safety planning for LGBTQI+ people facing persecution

https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/request-help

Rainbow Refugee — resources and referrals for LGBTQ+ refugee claimants in Canada.

https://www.rainbowrefugee.com/

UNHCR Help Canada — clear guidance on asylum in Canada (also lists local contacts).

https://help.unhcr.org/canada/

Kinbrace — plain-language, claimant-focused guide; includes an orientation booklet and “Ready Tours”

https://kinbrace.ca/resources-for-refugee-claimants/

2SLGBTQI+ refugees — federal partnership info and pathways that mention LGBTQI+ refugees.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/about-refugee-system/2slgbtqi-plus.html