In terms of services, there is very little available to the newcomers. They can get federal health care only when their refugee claim is deemed eligible.
App developed by Vancouver's PeaceGeeks and Affinity Bridge gives refugees and aid workers access to information about where to find food, water, medical help, with the click of a button.
PM Justin Trudeau's warm welcome to Syrians stepping off a plane in Toronto is the polar opposite of the anti-refugee hysteria being whipped up by Republicans south of the border.