A place of welcome, safety, and support for refugees
Located in the heart of downtown, Toronto just minutes from Christie/Bloor in the Annex, Christie Refugee Welcome Centre (CRWC) has provided emergency shelter and a warm welcome for refugee claimant families from all ethnic, racial or religious backgrounds for more than three decades.
Approximately 200 homeless refugee claimants arrive at CRWC each year. At CRWC they receive the care, support and assistance they need to pursue their refugee claim and to reconstruct and begin their new lives in Canada.
2025 STATISTICS
53
Families who lived at Christie in 2025
Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Colombia
Top countries of origin
291 days, or 10 months
Average number of days that a family lived at Christie in 2025
283
Patients seen by Christie’s on-site health clinic (current and former Christie residents)
9
Babies born at Christie
1
Families reunified at Christie
46%
Percentage of Christie residents who were children (0-17 yrs old)
70%
Percentage of new families who were female-headed single parent families
224
New unaccompanied and separated children supported by the Centre for Refugee Children