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Thread: Canadian Benefits - Is This True?

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    So a friend of mine shared this photo on Facebook and it got me thinking ... Is this really true? Do refugees really get higher benefits than retirees? I'm not sure that these numbers are correct, ie don't seniors get CPP in addition to OAS and GIS?

    If these numbers are correct, how does everyone feel about this?

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    NO, it's not true - it's a hoax, an urban legend...

    You are advised to send correct information to those who are perpetuating this old myth.
    Sure wish people would fact-check before posting things like this.

    http://ccrweb.ca/en/refugees-and-inc...ensioners-myth
    http://www.hoax-slayer.com/canadian-...refugees.shtml
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigra...s_urban_legend
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    Facebook posts like this drive me bonkers, mis-information designed to look like fact and elicit a strong emotional response from readers. (Isn't that like the definition of trolling?)

    Now, if someone were to write an article on the underlying causes of senior poverty and predictions for the future of our aging population, using credible sources that would be something worth sharing on FB and raising awareness about
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    Natalka, thanks for posting your links. Really interesting reading about the true numbers and how this rumour spread. Unfortunately, these types of things really promote division and even hatred towards others.

    CouponLover, thanks for asking if it was true, which allowed the opportunity for us to get the real information, helping us to combat this type of misinformation if we encounter it elsewhere.

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    Thanks everyone for your input. I didn't want to share that info on Facebook unless I knew it was true which is why I posted it on Smartcanucks.ca to get others input.

    Thanks for the links Natalka. I posted those links on Facebook. I'm glad that this is a myth!

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    I knew when I saw it - my husband's brother and family came to Canada as refugees from the war in Croatia in the early '90s, and even with family help here, from our church, and some from the government, they had a really hard time.
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    I can't beleive it says "people who actually deserve it"- as in refugees dont deseve help...Do they even know what REFUGEE means??
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    There is a reason why refugees generally have to be sponsored...our church community has sponsored numerous refugees over the years and, believe me, they need help to get themselves established. On a side note, some of the refugees really seem to think that once they are in Canada the money will flow. There appears to be a misconception amongst third world that everyone in Canada is rich lol.

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    CouponLover, you saw something that didn't make sense, and you asked questions. Now we all are a little more informed than we were before we read this thread

    So many people don't ask, they just assume that some infiltrator is taking away from them, get all riled up over it, and continue to spread the mis-information.
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    My family frequently send me both the British and Canadian versions, the only difference being in UKP rather than CND.


    eta generally with the pleasant "Hur, Hur you choose to move wrongly to Canada"....

    For people who claim to want England to remain English thier spelling and grammer can leave a lot to be desired.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kmiecp View Post
    I can't beleive it says "people who actually deserve it"- as in refugees dont deseve help...Do they even know what REFUGEE means??

    That annoys me on a different level since it can imply that people who came here legally as adults are not deserving since they haven't paid in for the 40 or 50 years that is needed according to the scare-spreaders...
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