Syrian Refugees

Syrian refugees: Statistics tabled in the House of Commons last week showed 457 refugees had arrived as of mid-November. Syrian refugees arrive in Nova Scotia Syrian refugees: UN agency counting on Canada to boost commitment Amnesty International calls Syrian refugee assistance pitiful , according to CBC. Refugee advocacy organizations in Canada have been asking the government to take in 10,000 more Syrians over the next two years, and the UN says it is in dire need of assistance as the civil war intensifies. Why no commitments in Geneva? Canada has been struggling to meet an earlier commitment from July 2013 to resettle 1,300 Syrians by the end of this year. On Tuesday, the government updated that number to 703. Kevin Menard, a spokesman for the immigration minister, wrote News on Friday saying the numbers are "going up fairly quickly." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.