Canada to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees bringing the total to 35,000

Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, said immigration minister John McCallum.

McCallum told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp he was responding to complaints from Canadian groups who want to sponsor Syrian refugees but did not have their applications processed quickly enough to be among the government’s initial target of 25,000.

“We are doing everything we can to accommodate the very welcomed desire on the part of Canadians to sponsor refugees,” McCallum said in a phone interview with CBC News from Berlin, where he is meeting with the German interior minister.

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Average Joe
Average Joe
8 years ago

Divide and conquer, it’s as old as warfare itself. Those who suggest and impose it are you enemy no matter what label they wear.