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information: In an interview, Crosby said that while government-sponsored refugees have flowed into Canada at a brisk rate, "things really slowed down" for private sponsoring parishes that "rallied to the call to open doors and welcome refugees. "People who were expecting a newcomer or family in January would have the family finally arrive in June," he said. "Information given about people arriving was delayed and was incorrect, according to Hamilton Spectator. It just caused frustration and dissipation of good energy. "Enthusiasm was high but it dissipates when information is incorrect, when you have to wait for a long time, when you rent an apartment and no one is in it for five months, and all that money is gone to naught." Erin Pease, director of the office for refugees with the Hamilton diocese, said "the issues that were noted in the letter are particularly relevant to our blended visa-office referred refugees in Hamilton." The BVOR program matches refugees identified for resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with private sponsors in Canada. Crosby, who wrote the letter in his capacity as president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, said "delayed arrivals and the lack of clear and transparent communication about the status of pending cases, poses the risk of undermining the faith of Canadians in the government ability to follow through on its promises." McCallum office said it was not able to give a response to the letter Tuesday. This year 14 families came to the city within parishes of Hamilton Catholic diocese. Pease said a total of more than 150 refugees have been sponsored by the diocese in 2016, under BVOR and private sponsorship processes, and that number could have been much higher if the system was better functioning, she said. In virtually all cases, arrivals were greatly delayed, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.