More than 140 refugees in Australian detention set to be resettled in Canada under sponsorship scheme

Sixty-six people who've spent up to seven years in detention on PNG and Nauru and 78 onshore, plus their family members, passed initial approval

Almost 150 refugees held within Australia's offshore processing system in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, or in onshore detention, are in the last stages of approval for resettlement in Canada.

The non-profit migrant and refugee settlement service Mosaic, based in Vancouver, said it had successfully submitted applications on behalf of 66 people in PNG and Nauru, a further 78 in onshore detention, and 98 family members in third countries.