Government Offices: Refugee Target and Settlement Cubicles

government offices: As that phase unfolds, the enduring question is whether we are doing enough to ensure the steady integration of those who have left their homes behind in search of a safe haven, according to CBC. With Syrian refugees arriving in such large numbers, Canada is relying heavily on volunteers to help families navigate the challenges ahead. While the figure represents an enormous success for the Trudeau government, whose revised refugee target promised to bring 25,000 Syrians to Canada by the end of February 2016, it also signals a titanic challenge ahead: that of the resettling phase. For most refugees, volunteers are the first Canadians they meet outside of government offices and settlement workers' cubicles. Separation anxiety I worked as a volunteer in Vancouver and Burnaby, B.C. for about a year, acting as a translator, occasional driver and eventual friend and confidant. That wonderful - until it isn't. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.