Syrian Refugees

Syrian refugees: Quebec would actually like to send a plane to pick up Syrian refugees right away, but need federal approval before that can happen. #cbcmtl— @tanyabirkbeck Syrian refugee crisis: Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil pledges to do more'How to sponsor a Syrian ' is Canada top Google query on refugees Weil said 1,800 Syrians would be welcomed through collective sponsorship, while 650 will be government-sponsored, according to CBC. She said she wants to fast-track sponsorships to get refugees to safety as quickly as possible. Minister Kathleen Weil said the province would accept 3,650 Syrian refugees — triple the number of the initial objective for 2015. "In the face of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II, we can do better," Weil said of existing efforts in Canada to help Syrian refugees. Types of refugee sponsorship in Quebec: Government-sponsored refugees have many of their resettlement expenses paid for by the state and receive government help to integrate. Collectively sponsored refugees in Quebec receive the financial support of a group or organization that agrees to take charge of them, signing an undertaking to help them financially, finding them work and taking other steps to help them integrate into Quebec. Ottawa sets the target for the number that can be accepted this way. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.