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Refugees who have been recognized as in Canada can receive the Canada Child Benefit (CCB); however, refugee claimants awaiting a decision are . For the 2025 payment period the published maximum CCB is...
Ontario receives federal Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) support for government‑assisted refugees that has two parts: a one‑time Start‑Up Costs payment (standardized federally) and monthly incom...
Canada’s Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) does not publish a single nationwide “per-refugee” payment for 2025; , with rates updated effective September 1, 2024 and referenced throughout 2025 guid...
Privately sponsored refugees in Canada do not receive a standing, federal monthly social assistance cheque the way government‑assisted refugees do; instead, their monthly financial support is provided...
Online claims that refugees in Canada receive up to $82,000 a year are misleading: Canada’s main resettlement programs provide time-limited, needs-based support—primarily the Resettlement Assistance P...
The Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) provides a provincially varying Monthly Income Support to newly resettled refugees; the exact dollar amounts for 2026 are not listed in the supplied reporting...
Canada provides government-assisted refugees up to one year of financial support tied to provincial social assistance rates and settlement services; benefits are far lower than viral online claims of ...
Government‑assisted refugees (GARs) in Canada receive immediate resettlement supports through the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP): a one‑time “start‑up” payment plus monthly income support typic...
Ontario itself does not appear in the provided sources to offer a universal, province‑level “housing or settlement grant” that supplements cash assistance for all refugees; instead federal programs (l...
Ontario-arriving refugees commonly receive short-term, coordinated supports: immediate housing and essentials for days to weeks from organizations like the Red Cross, and formal federal Resettlement A...
The Canadian government sets refugee stipend amounts primarily through the Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP), which defines and and is updated periodically to reflect living costs; sponsors and se...