Federal Officials

: Federal officials are also consulting with the provinces, and other groups, both domestically and at the international level, according to CBC. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum says all options are on the table to get 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year. McCallum says Liberals to fully restore interim refugee health benefits Private sponsors on hook for some refugee health costs To do so, McCallum said his department is working "around the clock" with officials across various department including national defence, public safety and health. While the details of the plan are still a work in progress, McCallum told host Rosemary Barton "all options are on the table." "Military bases are a possibility... air transport... even naval transport has not been ruled out." "It a large amount of work to do in a very short time," he said. But McCallum said the Liberals would also act on their promise to fully restore health benefits to all refugees. The Department of National Defence confirmed on Friday it is working with other governmental partners. "DND is currently looking at various options to support these objectives, including accommodations and logistical support," said spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier in an email to CBC News. "At this point, details remain to be determined." Government efforts aside, Canadians can also sponsor refugees privately, but doing so will come with additional costs due to changes made by the Conservatives to the interim federal health program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.