Claim: Claims that each refugee family in Canada receives $50,000 in government assistance per year are circulating on social media. The government confirmed that $50,000 is the maximum amount of cash aid that a refugee family could receive, but stressed that this is not the norm. Start-up assistance is only available to a family in its first year in Canada. The government also accepts privately sponsored refugees whose start-up and monthly assistance costs are covered by individuals or groups rather than the government.
Fact-check: No, all refugee families in Canada do not receive $50,000 in aid from the government
Verdict: no, all refugee families in canada do not receive $50,000 in aid from the government
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09