Citizenship And Immigration Canada CIC: Private Sponsorships

Jane Snider Dept: Citizenship and Immigration Canada CIC is capping the number or refugees with private sponsorships to deal with a large backlog of refugee applications. The government announced the cap in March as part of the budget, according to CBC. "I know it's a really difficult situation for people waiting in these places," said Jane Snider, chairwoman of the refugee program at Ottawa's Mennonite Church and federal cuts to the number of refugees that can be privately sponsored is hurting those in dire need of protections, according to an Ottawa church. This means fewer private sponsors can support refugees for one year as they learn English and find a job. Mennonite churches across Canada, which sponsored 225 refugees in 2011, have only sponsored 29 in 2012. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.