Immigration Minister John McCallum and Provincial Counterparts

Syrian refugees: The number of refugees is likely to be in the order of 35,000 to 50,000, McCallum said after a face-to-face meeting with several of his provincial counterparts, according to Toronto Star. That not yet in the official plan, but based on the discussions we’ve been having, it likely to be in that order. Immigration Minister John McCallum was given a better idea late Tuesday of the number of refugees the provinces and territories are prepared to take in through Dec. 31, 2016, saying the numbers could be much higher than expected. Planes filled with Syrian refugees could be arriving in Canada late next week after Ottawa said it was looking for private airlines to fly people in Jordan and Turkey as early as Dec. 10. The infield terminal, which sits between the airport two major runways, was built to handle extra capacity when Pearson was undergoing major terminal renovations. Toronto Pearson airport is preparing a rarely used terminal that will be dedicated to processing the refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.