Refugee Cap: Refugees

refugee cap: Do government-assisted refugees receive more money for food than Canadians on welfare Syrian refugees flocking to Windsor from across Canada, says doctor Immigration Canada has refuted the claims, but Sister Helen Petrimoulx told several people at a meeting in Windsor Monday night that she had seen signs in Essex County perpetuating the falsehood, according to CBC. Their yearly income for a single refugee is 6,960. The email falsely claims that refugees earn more each year than Canadian seniors living on pension income. A far cry from the 28,920 in these emails, she explained. Refugee cap a barrier to generosity She also spoke out against the federal government's new 1,000-person a cap on privately sponsored refugee applications. Petrimoulx discussed the email during an event sponsored by Assumption University at the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.