Federal Government and Syrian Refugees

Canada: Finally, the forecast also encompasses Canada refugee intake commitments from other countries, as well as an estimate of how many more Syrian refugees might be sponsored privately by Canadians, according to Globe and Mail. The pace of refugee arrival far outstrips the average annual intake of sponsored refugees. It also includes 15,000 more Syrians expected by the end of February, most of them sponsored by the federal government, as well as another 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees that Ottawa says it will bring in by the end of 2016. In 2014, for instance, the government and private individuals sponsored more than 12,000 refugees to come to Canada. McCallum said the federal and provincial governments and municipalities need to step carefully in how they treat Syrians so that Canadians don’t resent the new arrivals. Mr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.