How much do refugees and immigrants get in social assistance?

Sgt.Dyketekike
Published on Jul 25, 2022
You mightâ€™ve heard that refugees get a lot more government aid than seniors, people on social assistance, or veterans, which is not true. The CBCâ€™s Karen Pauls breaks down how much social assistance refugees and immigrants actually get.

Research:
What kinds of help do privately sponsored refugees get? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=095&top=11

What kind of support do government-assisted refugees get?
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=098&top=11

Blended Visa Office-Referred Program - Sponsoring refugees
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/vor.asp

Strangers at the Gate: The 'Boat People's' First Ten Years in Canada http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442680234

These researchers just debunked an all-too-common belief about refugees
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/13/refugees-give-more-money-to-the-government-than-the-government-gives-to-them-study-says/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.c765458c6ca6

Experts consulted:
Arthur Ross, department of politics and public administration, Ryerson University
Jennifer Hyndman, Michele Millard, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Audrey Macklin, director, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, professor of law and chair in human rights, University of Toronto
Sharry Aiken, Queen's University, Faculty of Law

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