Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants and Debbie Douglas

: We have the experience and the expertise, according to Toronto Star. We just have to scale up our capacity and beef up our staffing when they arrive in Ontario. But Debbie Douglas, executive director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, says the sector in Ontario is ready. To that end, the first installment of the province two-year $8.5 million for resettled Syrians will be delivered to Ontario six refugee reception areas in Toronto, London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and Windsor in December. We’re lucky in Toronto because of the services available. The Star checked in with six settlement agencies across the GTA to see how they were preparing to meet the needs of these newcomers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.