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refugee targets: Both provinces are above the Canadian average of 8.6 for every 10,000, and both are managing the fastest population growth rates in the country according to Statistics Canada's 2016 census data, according to Globe and Mail. By contrast, the province most likely to opine that refugees would be welcome in their neighbourhoods, and among the most likely to say Canada should increase refugee targets is British Columbia. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizens Canada data, Saskatchewan accepts nearly 11 10.8 Syrian refugees for every 10,000 citizens in the provincial population, while Alberta accepts 9.2 for every 10,000. But B.C. is also taking in a lower relative share 5.7 refugees for every 10,000 than its western neighbours. Way east. If one agrees with the premise that there is a so-called moral high ground to be found on this issue, who can claim it The answer is to look east. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.