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View all search resultsCanada aims to double intake of Syrian refugees next year
Syrian families wait for processing in a joint Canadian-Jordanian facility in Amman, Jordan, Sunday
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Syrian families wait for processing in a joint Canadian-Jordanian facility in Amman, Jordan, Sunday. Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum said the countryâs resettlement program for Syrian refugees could double by the end of 2016. (AP/Sam McNeil) (AP/Sam McNeil)
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span class="caption">Syrian families wait for processing in a joint Canadian-Jordanian facility in Amman, Jordan, Sunday. Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum said the country's resettlement program for Syrian refugees could double by the end of 2016. (AP/Sam McNeil)
Canada's minister of immigration and citizenship says the country's resettlement program for Syrian refugees could double its intake by the end of next year to 50,000.
John McCallum was in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Sunday, meeting with Syrian families preparing to board flights to Canada. He told one family: "Everyone in Canada is waiting to meet you."
Canada's new Liberal government is pushing forward with its pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February. McCallum says Canada hopes to settle 35,000 to 50,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016, with the UN refugee agency, the Jordanian government and the International Organization for Migration assisting with the vetting process.
McCallum also toured development projects and refugee facilities during his two-day stop in Jordan. (kes)(+)
