Canada to take 5,000 Bhutanese refugees

The Canadian government has decided to resettle five thousand Bhutanese refugees languishing in Nepal in its country, reports Kantipur Daily.

According to the plan, the first batch of Bhutanese will be flown to Canada this week.

An organization named Citizenship and Immigration Canada is currently involved in conducting health checkups of the Bhutanese selected for repatriation to Canada. nepalnews.com Dec 14 08