Syrian Refugees and Syrians

income support: The government has provided consistent updates on the housing situation for Syrians, saying on Thursday that 98 per cent of government-assisted refugees have found permanent housing, according to Globe and Mail. Syrian refugees receive income support during their first year in Canada, after which they are in the same situation as other Canadians and permanent residents. McCallum could not say when the government will have the jobs data for Syrian refugees, adding that it harder to get those numbers than housing numbers. Mr. We're talking about people who begin without a word of English or French, people who often have little education, people who may have scars from their difficult previous experiences, so we're not going to have 100 per cent with jobs after one year. McCallum said that while he hopes that a large majority of Syrian refugees have found work within their first year, not all of them will. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.