Citizenship and Immigration committee  After I finish my English, after I complete the 6th and 7th levels, I'll go to the college to study electrical engineering. Again, in the city where I am, there is the University of Waterloo. My programs are available, and they are offered by this university, so I intend to stay

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, there is a working centre, and every week they have different programs, let's say for women or for men. For example, 20 days ago there was a program where people could see the different factories. We went to a car factory. There are programs for women where they see handicra

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, there are two or three families that I am aware of that have delays in receiving benefits, but I am not aware of the proper numbers with other families, so I can't give a precise answer.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's correct. As of now, my sisters have not received the benefit. It's been about eight months, and the delay perhaps has to do with the numbers. Perhaps the government has not managed well how to distribute refugees among the different cities. When we arrived at the welcome c

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The first problem is that Kitchener is a smaller city, and it received more than 400 families. That put a lot of pressure on the resources and where we could find find permanent housing. Second, the companies that lease the houses, when they look at the families and they see many

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, the problem is that a husband and a wife take $1,400. I receive $760, my brother receives $760, and the payments for children under 18 has not been given yet. From the time we arrived in Canada until today, we have both worked to supplement the income. The payments for my s

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The last residence is good. It's suitable. It's spacious enough. We pay $1,500 a month in addition to the price of electricity and gas. This we obtained after a lot of struggle.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We've also started work. We study in the morning, and after school we work for five hours a day. This enables us to better integrate into Canadian society in a more efficient and faster way. This is our ambition, so basically we're complementing education and work. My language i

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, that's correct.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  When I first came to Canada, I was in the Toronto International Plaza Hotel for about 20 days. After that I moved from Toronto to Kitchener, the city where I am currently living. I was at the Reception House. From the Reception House, where we stayed for 70 days, we finally found

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good evening, everyone. My name is Mustafa Hajji Mousa. I am from Syria. I came here to Canada at the beginning of March. I'd like to thank the Canadian government for giving us the opportunity to restart our life. It's our hope that it will be a better life for us here. I'd lik

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm Mustafa Hajji Mousa from Syria. I came to Canada on February 23, to be specific. The situation is better here. However, there are certain problems that we encounter. I'd like, first of all, to start with the good things: the level of education, and the fact that we're abl

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Abdulbari.