The arrival of large numbers of Ukrainians is creating a crisis for immigrant settlement groups that say they are having difficulty finding housing for the evacuees
Last week, the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary announced it is seeking 100 families to sponsor and house people arriving in the city while they try to find jobs, benefits and long-term accommodation.
Fraser said groups providing aid aren’t struggling with just costs but also capacity in the system. In a challenging labour market, he said, even finding staff at settlement agencies to provide language training or employment assistance is “a real, serious challenge.” “As a government we’re continuing to look at the different options to figure out what may come, trying to get an understanding of how many people, as we get closer to the July 15 extended application deadline, will end up arriving in Canada over the next year.”
“The benefits have been extended until the end of March of next year for people who arrive up until then,” he said.
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