In November, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to take in 20,000 refugees. That number, though, has grown to nearly 30,000 so far. About half of those are sponsored by the government, including the Muhammed family. [...]
"There are so many people willing to help in Canada. I'm probably the only minister of immigration in the world who can't produce refugees quickly enough for the demand of private sponsors."
Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor refugees and help them resettle in Canada under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Programme. [...]
Seventy-five percent of Syrian refugees to Canada are under the age of 18. Zeina Adra, a school settlement worker for the Peel District School Board, works directly with Syrian refugee students, many of whom have come from rural areas and refugee camps in Jordan and Turkey.
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