According to the most recent statistics from the Canadian government, 1,186 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada since November 4.
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Trudeau’s Liberal government is committed settling 10,000 Syrian refugees by the year’s end and another 15,000 by the end of February.
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At a news conference on Wednesday, Immigration Minister John McCallum said that issues beyond the government’s control have affected the planning of the operation. The U.S. plans to take just 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year.
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But McCallum said he remains confident the government will meet its “fundamental target” of 25,000 by the end of February.
Families who are accepted for resettlement are sponsored by individuals and charities.
Three more flights carrying Syrian refugees are scheduled to land before December 31.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne personally welcomed the first arrivals at Pearson Airport.
But in Canada, the resettlement program was met with support: The country’s 10 provincial premiers supported the initial move to bring in 25,000 refugees.
John McCallum was in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Sunday, meeting with Syrian families preparing to board flights to Canada.
As of December 21, 2,393 refugees held finalized applications but had not yet travelled to Canada, while 19,510 applications were in process, a government website read. A further 807,337 Syrians applied for asylum in Europe between April 2011 and November 2015.
Refugees mass on the Turkish border. The new landfill is one of several projects that Canada is funding in the region, to help shore up local resources that have been stretched thin by the refugee influx.
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McCallum said there would be “large numbers” of flights coming into Canada in the coming days, but other than a planeload of refugees due to arrive in Montreal later on Wednesday and another to arrive in Canada the day after Christmas, he did not give specific details.
