Refugee Resettlement and Government

Iraqi refugees: The government will also appoint a special co-ordinator for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to work with refugee resettlement partners, he said, according to Globe and Mail. Other measures to resettle current and new Syrian and Iraqi refugees within six months include doubling the workforce in the Winnipeg office , sending more staff to the overseas visa offices, and accelerating the medical examinations. We cannot ignore the security risks of jihadi terrorists seeking to exploit the generosity of Western nations like Canada, Alexander said. Alexander said these measures will ensure the government existing promise to resettle 10,000 Syrians will be complete, a full 15 months earlier than originally anticipated. Opposition parties who have been clamouring for faster government handling of the Syrian refugee crisis – and for accepting increased numbers of refugees – gave only grudging approval. The measures are expected to cost $25-million over two fiscal years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.