Yes, the refugees 'program' on society can be felt if the 'program' not consider the effects to the existing populace. It is nothing personal on the refugees, but it is becoming a 'business'.

It also appears that the Canadian government is not in an area of knowledge to anticipate problems

For example:

Long Term North York Hotel Residents Evicted To Make Room For Refugees

About 15 rooms at the Toronto Plaza hotel had been rented out on a weekly or monthly basis but those rooms are no longer available after COSTI, the agency charged with resettling refugees, booked out the entire hotel.

Hotel owner denies kicking residents out for Syrian refugees

The owner of a Toronto Plaza Hotel is speaking out on Wednesday, trying to set the record straight after a long-term resident staying at the hotel told CityNews they were being evicted on short notice to make room for Syrian refugees.

“There is no Canadians going out on the street,” said Rehan Chaudary, the hotel’s owner.

One woman, who asked not to be identified, said when she went to give her weekly $300 payments she was told to leave – that day.

John McCallum Says Syrian Refugees 'Super Happy' To Be In Canada

Immigration Minister John McCallum irked Conservatives in question period Wednesday after he said a “vast majority” of Syrian refugees are “super happy” to resettle in Canada.

Michelle Rempel, opposition critic for immigration, took to Twitter to criticize McCallum’s response to Tory MP Bob Saroya’s question about the government’s failure to provide long-term living solutions to some refugees.

600 refugees crammed into Toronto hotel despite waiting sponsors

A Toronto hotel has become home to more than 600 government-sponsored Syrian refugees, leaving them feeling squeezed, while Canadians living in the hotel say they’re being pushed out to make room for more.

And it’s all despite the fact that private refugee sponsor groups say they are prepared to take on these government-sponsored refugees, but have been turned away.

Refugee Ali Hamoud and his 12 children have been living in the Toronto Plaza Hotel for three weeks. He managed to find a house, but said it was too expensive, so he will continue to stay in the hotel.

More kids than expected part of Syrian refugee resettlement challenge

More than half of Ottawa's newly arrived Syrians are under the age of 14, posing a particular challenge to refugee resettlement agencies -- how do you keep the kids busy while trying to help their parents find a place to live?

One child recently proved the point -- and in so doing, underlined the urgency of finding those homes as fast as possible.Curious about the new world around their family at the hotel they currently call home, the youngster pulled the fire alarm, sending hundreds of people out into a cold winter night.

More children than expected are among many of the challenges facing the 36 cities currently accepting government-assisted Syrian refugees as efforts continue to settle 25,000 people in total by the end of February.

Unanticipated problems for Syrian refugees in Metro Vancouver

The families are larger than expected, and the majority are children. That’s the challenge facing those responsible for resettling government-assisted refugees in Metro Vancouver.

While hundreds of government-assisted refugees spend weeks living in Metro Vancouver hotels, Chris Friesen with the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. admits only 3 families have been moved into permanent housing since January 1st.

EXCLUSIVE: Residents at Toronto hotel say they're being booted for Syrian refugees

The Toronto Plaza Hotel says about 80 per cent of the hotel is being used to house refugees, but wouldn’t comment on allegations that long-term residents were being kicked out to make room for them.

When asked if residents were being displaced by refugees, Immigration Minister John McCallum said it’s the first he’s heard of it.

“I was entirely unaware of that,” he said. “I will look into it…but I had not heard that before.”

What it’s like for the Syrian refugees living in Toronto’s hotels

The Al Qiblawis and Al Jasims spent years in Jordan before the Liberals opened Canada’s doors in December. They arrived in Montreal on January 10, along with hundreds of other refugees from Amman, and flew to Toronto the next day. As they wait for the government to provide a more permanent place to settle, they’re living in limbo.

Man evicted from hotel has ‘no place to go’

Long-term tenants Garnet Fulton and his family are being evicted as a North York hotel welcomes Syrian refugees whose rooms were booked last month.

Syrian families fill up Ottawa hotels as federal government pauses flow of refugees

Refugee settlement organizations in Ottawa and Vancouver have asked the federal government to stop sending Syrian refugees to their communities, because they have nowhere for them to live.

It’s a temporary pause of five days in Vancouver, and five-to-seven days in Ottawa. The problem is finding permanent housing for the Syrian families.

Although 700 government-sponsored refugees have arrived so far in B.C., only seven families have found permanent housing.

What the 10,000th Syrian refugee can expect from life in Canada

Volunteers have been doing everything to make sure that the transition to Canadian life is as smooth as possible, but that there are no guarantees.

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Robert
Sarnia, Ontario
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