Refugee Advocates: Refugees and Year Plan

refugee advocates: That's despite the refugee agency's repeated call for nations to take in more of the 1.2 million people it has identified as being in need of resettlement next year, according to CTV. Canada's plan was met with disappointment by refugee advocates who accuse the Liberals of seeking to privatize the country's commitments to refugees. But the plan released this week by the federal government proposes no increase in the number of refugees Canada will accept through the UN in 2018. The number of privately sponsored refugees is set to increase, but advocacy groups also point out there is a massive backlog of cases in that program. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has pledged to clear that over the next two years, saying the government likes the private program because it both saves them money and has better integration outcomes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.