Canada vows to nearly double intake of 'protected persons' as refugee family backlog grows
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TORONTO, June 18 (Reuters) - Canada will admit more refugees and their families this year as part of its effort to tackle a global crisis, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino said on Friday.
He said Canada will take nearly double the number of protected persons, defined as people who have applied for and been granted refugee status after arriving in the country, as well as their immediate families abroad. The new target is 45,000, up from 23,500.
Mendicino also said the government plans to spend an additional C$3 million ($2.4 million) over two years for refugee sponsorship and modestly expand a program blending refugee resettlement with economic immigration. His announcement comes ahead of ahead of World Refugee Day on Sunday.
"We hope to be able to facilitate their travel, obviously taking into consideration ongoing travel restrictions," Mendicino said, referring to refugees' family members.
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Canada would take more but her conservative 'citizens' out West are already pissed about everything (sound familiar?). It's not like we don't have the space, but 90% of it is knee deep in blackflies.
'Out West' is where most of the open space and lots of room for more people is.
Having owned a 4-season lakefront cottage in Ontario's lake district, don't I know it. LOL