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international assistance: In another effort to strengthen Canada place in the world, the government provided new foreign aid money to respond to rising international assistance concerns, according to Globe and Mail. Full budget coverage: Read Laura Stone breakdown of the highlights Today, we are committing new funding to resettle an additional 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees over the course of 2016, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said in a prepared speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday. The government previously announced its intentions to resettle 10,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees this year, in addition to the 25,000 Canada has already welcomed, but it had not outlined the cost of that commitment. I believe the world saw the best of Canada in our response to this Syrian refugee crisis. The government will also cover the cost of transportation to Canada and required medical exams for the 10,000 government-assisted refugees, as it did for the most recent cohort of Syrians. While the 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees will arrive this year, the $245-million will be spent over five years to resettle the newcomers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.