Refugee Service: Refugees and Need Assistance

refugee service: The anniversary will be bittersweet for many new arrivals; it means government-assisted refugees will no longer receive their monthly living allowance between 1,200 and 1,400 per family, according to Metro News. Those working on the front lines of refugee service in the city say the transition could be a rocky one. It been one year since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals welcomed the first of the 25,000 Syrian refugees they pledged to bring to Canada. The vast majority of them are still going to need assistance after this one year, said Mario Calla, executive director of COSTI Immigrant Services in Toronto. Toronto has welcomed around 2,400 government-assisted refugees since last December. They are still in the learning process and may end up on social assistance because they can t find jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.