The Canadian who spent C$1.5m to rescue more than 200 Syrian refugees Read moreFour years earlier, they had been forced to flee their home in Damascus by the Syrian civil war. The Hadhads were left with nothing after rockets rained down on their home and destroyed the factory that housed the family chocolate-making business. Four years later, the Hadhads – Isam, his wife, Shahnaz, and their four children – found out they were among the 40,000 Syrian refugees who would be taken in by Canada within the span of some 15 months. A network of Syrian refugees across the province help with distribution. The hope is to soon expand this across Canada, offering other Syrian refugees a foothold in the labour market.

Source: The Guardian May 12, 2017 07:52 UTC