Pilot Program: Program and Nova Scotia

pilot program: The group relies on funds from the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Program, a pilot program started by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in 2011, according to Metro News. The program funds three months of living costs and other start-up costs associated with refugee settlement. The Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia has sponsored several newcomers to Halifax who are escaping homophobic regimes in the Middle East and Africa. The pilot program was renewed for two years in 2015, but has not yet been set up as a permanent program. We're lucky to have made Canada into a relatively safe spot for the LGBTQI community. The federal financial support allows groups like ours to augment our fundraising efforts, and ultimately, allow Nova Scotia to offer a safe harbour for more newcomers, RRANS president Jennifer Powley said in a press release. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.