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Financial support for Government-Assisted Refugees

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• What is a government-assisted refugee?
• Why does Canada resettle refugees?
• What kind of support do government-assisted refugees get?
• Do refugees get the same support across Canada?
• Do large and small families get the same amount of money?
• What special allowances may refugees get?
• How long does the support for government-assisted refugees last?
• Does government provide all the support to government-assisted refugees?
• Do in-Canada refugee claimants get resettlement assistance?
• Do government-assisted refugees get more income support and benefits than Canadian pensioners do?