Our support in terms of settlement starts when the person attains protected status. You're correct that we do not fund directly folks who are waiting for that status. The system has been such that it's the provinces who do that.
October 3rd, 2017 / 10:15 a.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy, Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Our support in terms of settlement starts when the person attains protected status. You're correct that we do not fund directly folks who are waiting for that status. The system has been such that it's the provinces who do that.
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