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August 21, 2014

Refugee backlogs ‘unacceptable’

St. Gertrude’s parishioner Margaret Cirtwell meets Sudanese refugee Abdul Karim Mohammed at Pearson International Airport.

It is unacceptable that Canada has a backlog of almost 21,000 sponsored refugees waiting to see if they can come to this country, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told The Catholic Register.

Published in Canada
August 21, 2014

Canada to take in more Iraqi and Iranian refugees

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

The crisis in Iraq and Syria is pushing Canada to accept more refugees. Canada will take another 5,000 Iraqis and Iranians from refugee camps in Turkey in coming months and years, said Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.

Published in Canada