Canada’s private sponsorship model for refugees has been gaining attention and praise, the latest coming from an advisor to the United Nations who is also the senior European policy fellow with the Migration Policy Institute.

One year after the first of 35,000 Syrian refugees landed in Canada, only half of all adults -- approximately 9,000 individuals -- have found work.

One year after arriving in Canada, many Syrian refugees still can't speak English or French, creating a significant obstacle to their integration in Canada.