Refugees Citizenship Canada and Risked Arrest

Canada: About three-quarters speak no English or French, according to Hamilton Spectator. The refugees are resourceful and highly motivated to work to the point that they've risked arrest in Jordan. More than half of those applying to be government assisted are children. But only the men have experience and mostly in "low-skilled" jobs. "Many applicants have little or no knowledge of Canada and no family contacts in Canada," states a January addendum to the Syrian Population Profile by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. "Overall, the needs of this population are higher than originally expected." Having a high volume of refugees arriving in such a compressed period is new to government and settlement organizations in Canada. In Hamilton alone, more than 100 refugees have arrived each week with one-third coming between Jan. 20 and 26. The federal government has committed to bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by February. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.