Citizenship Immigration Canada and Yarmouth Refugee Support Group

Harold Cook: We have a family that are coming in a week or so, said Harold Cook of the Yarmouth Refugee Support Group, according to The Chronicle Herald. We’re waiting now for the call that they are on their way, and we’ll go pick them up at the airport. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has begun contacting community groups that have signed up to sponsor families with estimated arrival times. Over 60 N.S. groups ready to welcome Syrian refugees Syrian-Antigonish Families Embrace was told Monday to expect two families in two to three weeks. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has confirmed publicly that 928 visas had been issued to Syrian refugee families by early last week. We’re in high gear now, said Lucille Harper of last-minute organizing for the two families of five and one 23-year-old man who will be coming to Antigonish. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.