Deborah Tunis and Refugees Citizenship Canada

refugee resettlement: Nicholson said his staff is quite happy to be working with the refugees, but he said the past couple of weeks have been hectic. "Last week, about 150 people came in three days," said Nicholson. "Once we have the right structures in place, we'll be fine." People are tired' So far, about 500 refugees have arrived in Ottawa, but Deborah Tunis, the bureaucrat heading up the federal resettlement project said this city should expect to take in more than double that number. "We have been moving very quickly," said Tunis, who came out of retirement to become coordinator of the Syrian refugee resettlement process for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. "People are tired and if they signal they need a bit of a break, we'll put a pause on destinations to Ottawa for as much time as needs to happen so that other parts of the country step up." About 1200 Syrians could be here by the end of February, although Tunis noted the city of Ottawa has said it could receive up to 2000 newcomers, according to CBC. Tunis retired from the federal public service in 2014. Carl Nicholson is executive director of Ottawa Catholic Centre for Immigrants. Last fall, Tunis was asked by the Liberals to come back, and take on the newly-created role of special coordinator for resettlement at Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada. It a once in a lifetime project," said Tunis. The department has committed to bring in 25,000 Syrians by the end of February. "Working on the Syrian refugee issue right now, it of a totally different scale. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.