McCallum and Canadian Public Servants

massive increase: He said 800 medical checks are being completed per day, up from 600 per week. "That is an example of the massive increase in capacity that we have achieved in the field," McCallum said, according to CTV. He noted that at least 500 Canadian public servants are working on the ground in refugee camps overseas. In his weekly update on Wednesday, McCallum became emotional when speaking about the huge undertaking involved in resettling 25,000 Syrian refugees. "For me, this is a project from the heart," McCallum said when asked about his pitch to Canadian businesses to raise $50 million to support incoming refugees. "That all I'll say about that." In the past couple of weeks Canadian officials have significantly increased the pace at which they're able to process refugees, McCallum said. The next plane of primarily government-sponsored refugees is expected to arrive in Toronto from Beirut on Dec. 18. The Liberals have promised to bring over 10,000 refugees by year end and another 15,000 in January and February. So far, about 1,100 Syrians have landed in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.