Syrian Refugees and Federal Officials

citizenship immigration: The burden placed on refugees who have to pay for their travel costs, according to CBC. Those are a few of the issues MPs on the citizenship and immigration committee have heard about as they spent the past month questioning federal officials, private sponsors, resettlement agencies and refugees themselves about the government efforts to resettle 25,000 people displaced by the Syrian conflict. Gaps in dental care under the interim federal health care program. An extraordinary amount of government resources were deployed in a period of four months, from November to the end of February, in an effort to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. Ottawa dispatches 40 more staff to Mideast to reduce Syrian refugee backlog Funding shortfall means no English classes for Syrian refugees over summer Staffing boost underway for privately sponsored Syrian refugees amid complaints The Liberal-dominated Commons committee had originally agreed to continue its study until June 7, at a cost of $39,200, but last week MPs decided to extend that by another two weeks — until June 21, days before the House is expected to adjourn for the summer. In the three months since the Liberal government reached its goal, about 2,580 more Syrians have arrived in Canada as part of the ongoing efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.