Canada may not meet goal on Syrian refugees
- 8 years ago
Canadian Immigration Minister John McCallum on Wednesday opened the door to missing an interim target to take in over 10,000 Syrian refugees by year's end, citing bad weather and other factors for a possible delay, AFP reported.
The disclosure cast doubt over whether Ottawa will be able to meet its goal of resettling 25,000 by February 29, despite assurances by the minister.
So far, 1,869 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada and a flight carrying an additional 298 was expected to land in Montreal later in the day.
In addition, more than 8,000 have been cleared to come to Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had initially promised to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by December 31 but pushed the target date to February following criticisms the government was moving too fast amid security concerns in the aftermath of deadly attacks in Paris.
The disclosure cast doubt over whether Ottawa will be able to meet its goal of resettling 25,000 by February 29, despite assurances by the minister.
So far, 1,869 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada and a flight carrying an additional 298 was expected to land in Montreal later in the day.
In addition, more than 8,000 have been cleared to come to Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had initially promised to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by December 31 but pushed the target date to February following criticisms the government was moving too fast amid security concerns in the aftermath of deadly attacks in Paris.