After doling out money to all Canadians (clearly excluding seniors and Albertans), and even extending to permanent residents, temp workers, visa holders and international students, I'm sure Justin will be making an announcement on this...
"...She and Alhajali are among dozens of people trying to convince the federal government to provide an additional six months of financial support to refugees in acknowledgment of the pandemic’s toll.
So far, they say, the government has shown little interest.
Canada had planned to settle 20,000 privately sponsored refugees this year but by the end of September only 3,500 had arrived. How long it will take for the rest remains unclear.
A spokesman for Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said the entire immigration system has, and continues to be, challenged by the pandemic, pointing to among other things the need to find and provide quarantine spaces for incoming arrivals.
“While many countries have closed their doors to refugees, we continue to welcome the world’s most vulnerable, recognizing these constraints,” Alexander Cohen said in an email..."
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