Canada and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Last summer, Canada committed to taking in 1,300 Syrians by the end of 2014. So far, though, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander estimated no more than 10 have arrived in Canada from refugee camps in the Middle East. , according to CBC. But those involved in sponsoring potential refugees here point to a different problem. The UN agency responsible for refugees is calling on Canada to increase the number of Syrian refugees it is willing to resettle because of the deepening crisis there. Alexander said their arrival had been slowed because the UN had only just started to identify and refer those most in need to Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.