The primer provides basic information on the history and legacy of refugee resettlement in Canada, and highlights Ottawa’s role in these efforts. It contains basic facts about refugees and about Canadian refugee policy, a brief timeline of refugee resettlement, and a myth buster intended to dispel some of the misconceptions about refugees and refugee resettlement history in Canada. Perhaps of greatest value, the primer shares some of the knowledge accumulated by people who have spent a lifetime working to welcome and to resettle refugees.