Syrian Refugee Crisis and Federal Government

Justin Trudeau: But for many Canadians what they do is only now being recognized as the world focuses on the Syrian refugee crisis, according to Toronto Star. When the federal government announced it would bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of February, officials also said they would count 10,000 privately sponsored refugees against the total number. It not glamorous work and their name is equally mundane — sponsorship agreement holders. First airlift of Syrian refugees land in Toronto on Thursday, says Justin Trudeau In 2015, 98.9 per cent of privately sponsored refugees arrived in Canada through sponsorship agreements holders. They agree to provide financial and settlement supports for at least a year to the refugees they sponsor. Typically, these groups are faith-based, ethno-cultural or settlement organizations with one thing on common. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.