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country population: Nearly half of the country population has been pushed out of their homes, according to Huffington Post Canada. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an estimated 7.6 million people will be internally displaced and 4.3 million will have fled Syria borders by the end of the year Last month, the federal government announced its plans to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of February 2016. In that time, Syrians have witnessed civil conflict that destroys towns and cities, and torn families apart. Applicants will be checked through different immigration channels via government and private sponsorship, and the blended visa-office referred program. During his assignment, he took black and white portraits of children, who with their families, are awaiting final approval to resettle in Canada. Canadian Press photographer Paul Chiasson travelled to Irbid, Jordan to document what the immigration process looks like on the other side of the world, from the Syrian vantage point. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.