Canadian Council for Refugees and Janet Dench

Syrian refugees: It also plans to triple the number of privately sponsored refugees to 18,000 in 2016, according to Globe and Mail. Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees , welcomed the government move to prioritize refugees and family reunification, but said there are still concerns about restrictions on sponsorship applications. The majority of new refugees will be Syrian, in accordance with the government commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February, and thousands more throughout the year. There still a lot of other questions about whether we’re in a position to take full advantage of the enthusiasm of Canadians to respond to refugees, said Ms. We’re talking about … caps and sub-caps, which means there a limit overall on the numbers of refugees that sponsorship agreement holders can put in. Dench. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.