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Government refugee sponsorships to follow private continued from p.1 He said a further 20 private sponsorships in Halton are under consideration, but may not be part of the federal government's plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of February 2016. The latter includes faith groups and community groups that have signalled their intention to sponsor a group, but may not have taken all the "requisite steps" necessary to bring a family or individual over, he told the Oakville Beaver after the meeting. "It's a fairly extensive process before your group is approved to be a sponsorship group and you ultimately connect to a family or an individual," he said. Halton Region is working closely with the Halton Multicultural Council (HMC) to respond to emerging issues related to Syrian refugees. "They are the defined settlement agency in our cominto Hamilton, KitchenerWaterloo, London, Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor. Those communities can expect to receive about 2,000 refugees by the end of the year, while the rest of the 10,000 expected to arrive by Dec. 31 will be privately-sponsored. Refugees will be processed overseas and granted permanent resident visas before arriving in Canada, the memo read. They will be admitted to Canada with federal government-assisted, private or blended sponsorship, which requires the provision of all material and social needs such as a living allowance, housing, food and basic necessities, language training, employment supports and more for a period of one year. For more information about the efforts made to bring Syrian refugees to Canada, visit the federal government's website at www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/welcome or the provincial government's website at https://www.ontario.ca/ page/syrian-refugees-howyou-can-help. For a related story, see p.9 3 | Thursday, December 3, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Daniela Jansson and Hart Jansson brought signs to Towne Square in a Sept. 9 peaceful demonstration to protest the processing time for Syrian refugees, claiming it is too long and asking the government to allow more refugees into Canada. | Oakville Beaver file photo munity. They are funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a fairly wide range of settlement services that includes arranging supports in language, training (and) job search assistance..." Sarchuk told councillors. So far, the Region has learned it won't be among the six main settlement communities for Syrian refugees in Ontario. Government-assisted refugees will be resettled Christmas Marketplace Saturday Dec 5, 2015 9:00am - 6:00pm Unique Artistry Handcrafted Items & Gifts Homemade Baked Goods Hot Ukrainian Meals & Take-Away 300 River Oaks Blvd. E. (at Trafalgar Rd.) Oakville 905.337.1400 St. Joseph's inside today's Spotlight Beaver Beaver Trails Beaver www.insideHALTON.com 6 34 33 Arts Sports Classified 36 38 43 Pharmasave Drugs, Metro, M&M Meats, Drug Trading, Rona, Henry's Cameras, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Lowes Canada, Michael Angelo's, Food Basics, Promobiz Solutions, Sail Outdoors Inc., 2001 Audio Video, Hudson's Bay Co., Smart Source, National Sports, Home Outfitters, Fortinos, Sears, Walmart, Toys R Us, Michael's, Sport Chek,Staples, Sheridan Nurseries, Rexall Pharma Plus, Kohl & Frisch, Shoppers Drug Mart, Canadian Tire, Bed Bath & Beyond, Yankee Candle, Brick Mattress, The Source, Globo Shoes, Canadian Tire, Bouclair, Michael Hills, Mark's Work Wearhouse, Best Buy, Walmart, Atmosphere, Ashley Furniture, Sears, Sobeys, Freshco, Home Depot, The Brick, Leon's Furniture, Interval Magazine For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online at www.oakvillebeaver.com *All flyers not necessarily delivered to all homes C apaCity 50 to 500