Palestinians who fled Gaza to receive transitional financial assistance from Ottawa
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 16, 2024.
Palestinians arrive at the border crossing to Egypt in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hatem AliOTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Palestinians who have fled Gaza will receive transitional financial assistance and supports after they arrive in Canada.
The Immigration Department says the funds will help cover basic needs, such as shelter, food and clothing, with more details to be shared at a later date.
The government will also offer temporary health coverage for three months, settlement services such as language training as well as the ability to apply for study and open work permits without fees.
The assistance will be available to Palestinians who fled the conflict in Gaza, regardless of whether they came to Canada via the special temporary immigration pathway for extended family or as regular temporary residents.
More than 4,000 applications have been accepted for processing under the temporary pathway but the federal government says only 334 people have arrived in Canada.
Another 248 Palestinians have approved temporary resident visas or permits and would also be eligible for the assistance when they arrive in Canada.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2024.
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I don’t have an issue if the Gazan refugees come to Canada temporarily as long as they obey our laws, respect our country, its people and property, but I think we should be asking why many of the Arab countries refuse to take them in? Why?
They know they have been radicalized by Hamas from 4 years old, and for over 20 years, taught to hate the Jews and the West. How do you deradicalize someone who from such a young age has been taught in UNRWA schools to hate? Then there are those who came to Canada, got citizenship, then choose to live in Gaza most of the year. Why? The Canadian government has recently been proven to be a failure in properly vetting people from the Middle East, which often includes Afghanistan.