Refugee Immigrant Advisory Council and Refugee Claimants

refugee claimants: Jose Rivera said while the province is a great place to live, there are not many options available for refugee claimants, and he advises people arriving in St. John it would be better for them to go to larger provinces, and even P.E.I. or Nunavut. , according to CBC. "The refugee claim process is very taxing, very emotional, demanding, and, of course, financial." The executive director of the Refugee Immigrant Advisory Council in St. John says people seeking refuge in Canada would be better off in a different province than Newfoundland and Labrador. "There is a huge lack of support, there are no refugee lawyers in town, there are no community supports prepared to help refugee claimants as someone really requires," Rivera said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.