Sask. working on welcoming 15 per cent more refugees every year
The devastating picture of a young refugee boy who drowned in Turkey has created a tidal wave of public pressure on governments around the world to help with the Syrian refugee crisis.
Last month, the Saskatchewan government asked the federal government to increase the number of international refugees settled in this province from 350 to 400 each year.
Jeremy Harrison is the Minister of Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training for Saskatchewan. He said the 15 per cent increase to refugees is significant when you consider that 350 used to represent the total number of immigrants to the province.
He would not commit to more financial support, saying the province is putting the money into helping those 400 refugees when they get here through education, healthcare and settlement services.