Many refugees seeking safety in Canada end up in shelters for months - #Calgary

> Many #refugees seeking safety in #Canada have little money with them and just the clothes on their back. The Centre for Newcomers says it is seeing a large increase in refugee claimants in Calgary. As Jayme Doll reports, some of them – including expectant mothers-- are ending up in homeless shelters. https://globalnews.ca/news/10819061/refugees-shelter-canada/ #migration #housongcrisis #CANpoli #CDNpoli #poverty #homelessness

Many refugees seeking safety in Canada end up in shelters for months

Many refugees' hopes for a smooth transition are dashed as soon as their feet hit Canadian soil, finding themselves sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a homeless shelter.

^{Jayme Doll (Global News)}