A journalist for CBC British Columbia writes, “nearly 150 refugees who have been held for years within Australia’s offshore processing centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru are preparing to call Canada their new home.
Thanks to the efforts of MOSAIC — a non-profit migrant and refugee settlement service based in Vancouver, B.C. — applications for private sponsorship have been approved by Canada and the organization is now waiting for the visas to be processed and finalized before making travel arrangements.”