TORONTO --- Since the revolt began in 2011, an estimated 4.5 million Syrians have fled their homes. In response to the nearly unparalleled refugee crisis, the Canadian government has pledged to resettle 25,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees. But that plan is proving perhaps too ambitious for the government’s immigration and settlement agencies to handle
With Government Agencies Stretched Thin, Canadians Help Resettle Syrian Refugees
One mother said helping a Syrian family of 10 start a new life in Canada is an important way to teach her own sons about “how lucky we are to live here in Toronto, and to share what we can, when we can.”
