I'm not sure what else anybody, including the refugees, expected? Moving to a new country without formal education and/or language skills would be a daunting prospect for anybody. As for relative poverty, high-cost Toronto is increasingly a city of the rich and poor where the poor outnumber the rich. This problem is likely to get worse rather than better. I'm a bit puzzled about financial hardship, however, when some of these refugees are able to drive cars in a region with the highest auto insurance rates in Canada. It seems some are making choices that necessarily entail compromises on other things. I've lived in Toronto for more than three decades and have never owned a car while living in this city. And I'm university-educated and speak fluent English. Again, it's about choices.