Syrian Refugees and Canada

Canada: Almost a year ago, the government promised to bring 1,300 Syrians to Canada by the end of 2014. Refugee advocates have accused Ottawa of failing to live up to that promise, claiming that they know of no privately sponsored refugees who have arrived in Canada as part of the program announced last year. Syrian refugees and Canada: The lessons of the boat people Canada Syrian refugees settlement plan still not finalized Canada falling behind on promise to Syria refugees Syrian refugees: Canada urged to take in 10,000 by 2016 , according to CBC. It is unbelievable, because normally we see the overseas processing actually takes two to three years. Now it can be six to eight months. So we are expecting our first arrivals next month, said Martin Mark, who runs the refugee program for the Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Canadian immigration officials appear to have quietly sped up Syrian refugee applications following months of criticism. But there has been sudden progress in recent weeks, some organizations say. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.