With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls.
The flood of 30,000 newcomers, both government and privately sponsored, are quickly closing in on their one-year anniversaries, when supplementary benefits will expire and many could be left dependent upon provincial assistance.
"It's not only this (federal) government that has to pay attention, it's every provincial and territorial government that has to pay attention," committee chairman Sen. Jim Munson said at a news conference.
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