Refugees From Syria and Syrian Refugees

government: This past weekend the government reached the 25,000 figure for settled refugees from Syria, according to CBC. That number included both government-sponsored and privately sponsored refugees. The effort now will shift to Phase 2: helping settled refugees find permanent living arrangements, jobs and to get them enrolled into language training for either French or English. 5 things to know about Canada refugee program Nearly half of Syrian refugees lack permanent homes, as Ottawa seeks hotelsCBC IN JORDAN Syrian refugee crisis: How Canadian money is helping The government has managed to bring the 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada "at a cost of a little over $700 million, and I can tell you we are under the budget that we set," McCallum said. "We did not spend the reserves that we had established." The minister did say, however, that the federal government would likely need additional funds to pay for the costs of language training, because many of the new arrivals do not speak French or English. As of Feb. 27, private sponsors had brought in 8,527 Syrian refugees since the Liberals came to office. McCallum helps Syrian refugee Ramez with his glove at Pearson airport. In order to meet the Liberal government campaign promise of bringing in 25,000 government-sponsored refugees, McCallum said, the federal government will have to settle another 10,000 Syrian refugees, plus some additional private refugees, before the end of the year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.