PRAIDA was founded in 1956. It was formerly known as SARIMM (Service d’aide aux réfugiés et aux immigrants du Montréal métropolitain) and SAVI (Service d’aide aux voyageurs et aux immigrants), two programs that merged in 2006. During its sixty years of existence, PRAIDA was able to acquire a vast expertise in terms of assessment and intervention in the context of humanitarian immigration, traumas, intercultural approach and diversity management.
PRAIDA aims to improve the well-being of asylum seekers and their families, with respect for their rights and dignity. Its mission is to facilitate the settlement and integration of asylum seekers in Quebec.
PRAIDA’s intake service is the point of entry into the health and social services system for asylum seekers and others with precarious immigration status.