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Anglican Church: School and Government Demand

anglican church: Philip's Anglican Church in Victoria, B.C., says the refugees were asked to prove their children were still living and attending school in Canada, but the documentation they had to produce was difficult for them to gather, according to Vancouver Courier. Canada Revenue Agency CRA officials told them to provide a letter from their children's school verifying the children were enrolled, but one of the families was asked for this information when school officials were off work for the summer. The private group that sponsored both families has raised concern about the way the tax agency dealt with these refugees, which led to one family having its benefits halted and a government demand that they repay money they'd already received.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver Coastal Health issues public safety warning for customers of Polonia Sausage House Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Warren Christie gives the gift of time Downtown Eastside Free dental clinic offers help with a smile Leona Etmanski of the refugee support committee at St. They were also asked for a letter from their landlords, but due to B.C.'s overheated housing market, the families had moved and tracking down their original landlords for paperwork was challenging. I think there could have been other ways for them to gather the information, she said in an interview Monday. When the church settlement agency, which is partially funded by the federal government, asked if its members could provide confirmation of the families' ongoing presence in Canada instead, the CRA said no, Etmanski says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.