80 years of steadfast
conviction
For 80 years, Canadians have turned to CLWR to bring hope in the hardest places in the world.
We’re a historic movement of Canadians who choose not to look away from suffering — and don’t stop asking why it’s happening.
Together, we bring lasting help in catastrophe, defend the rights of people forced to flee and stand with communities that are fighting for better futures.
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Lasting help in catastrophe
We work in the hardest contexts — war, disaster and complex emergencies — where needs are severe and access is hard.
We start by helping people survive crisis, then stay to help them recover and rebuild.
Fighting for their future
The world is changing, and communities are fighting for their futures.
We’re on the frontlines of climate crisis, hunger and war, building paths to sustainability — where communities have enough, and no one is left behind.
The right to find somewhere safe
We’re born from a movement of people who had to cross an ocean because of war.
We’ll never stop fighting for the idea that everyone who’s forced to flee deserves protection, care and a place to start again. We’re building welcoming communities here in Canada and around the world to make sure that happens.
When the need is greatest, be there.
Your gift today will help us respond fast, wherever catastrophe strikes, wherever someone’s been forced to flee, wherever a community is fighting for its future.