Federal Government: Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney: EDMONTON -- Canada plans to resettle up to 1,300 refugees from war-torn Syria by the end of next year, federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I've met with hundreds of Canadians of Syrian origin over the past year and have heard their anxiety and their desire to help with those facing danger and have had to flee their homes," Kenney said at a downtown Edmonton centre that assists new immigrants. Jason Kenney: heard anxiety CP The federal government will immediately take in 200 people deemed at high risk by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The remaining 1,100 are to be brought in via private sponsorship organizations by the end of next year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.