A stoppage in federal funding for the Calgary Centre for Newcomers (CNF) has resulted in the agency being forced to lay off more than 60 of its employees as the surge in inflation drives demand for services even higher.
A shortfall in federal funding for the Calgary Centre for Newcomers has resulted in the agency being forced to lay off more than 60 of its employees as the surge in inflation drives demand for services even higher.
“We haven't been given any indication by IRCC if the funding will return and we’re hearing from the federal government that they don’t have the money to give.” “We have such a long waitlist for these students so I think going into our new sessions, each class will probably be adding about two to four extra students in the classes,” she said.
As of last January, nearly 20,000 Ukrainians evacuees arrived in Alberta, which includes 8,000 in Calgary aloneImmigration organizations in Calgary and across the province are continuing to scramble to house newcomers as rising inflation, rent and the cost of living continues to increase.
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