Social Insurance Number and Permanent Residency

working in Canada: By the time the refugees leave the airports, they’ll have received permanent residency, a social insurance number and information on working in Canada, as well as a boxed meal and translators on hand to help as needed, federal officials say, according to The Chronicle Herald. Weary parents and restless children will be able to recover from their travels — parents in in rows of seating, kids in a play area equipped with stuffed animals and other toys. Temporary processing centres have been set up to handle the waves of newcomers at Toronto Pearson airport and Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport and officials say both facilities will be ready in time for the first arrivals, some of whom could come within days. The goal is to make refugees’ first experiences in their new country warm and welcoming, said Heidi Jurisic, the Greater Toronto Area director for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Privately sponsored refugees will then be taken to the families awaiting them, while those sponsored by the government will be brought to temporary accommodations. The whole process should take about three hours for those arriving on a small flight, Jurisic said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.