Canada and Government Officials

Liberals: Some government refugees feeling hopeless Liberals won't meet refugee deadline First year in Canada can be one of challenges Trudeau campaigned on bringing 25,000 government-sponsored Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of 2015, according to CBC. Once in office, government officials said it would take more time, pushing back the deadline to the end of February and saying not all of those who came would be government sponsored. Once we get the big target, the remainder will be at a slower pace," said Immigration Minister John McCallum That likely means an end to Syrians arriving in Canada by the planeload, he added — at least on a regular basis. The Liberals now seem poised to meet their revised target. "I guess the first thing is we say is 'Isn't this nice we've hit 25,000 ' After that there will be more coming but I don't know the precise number," said McCallum. The rest come through private sponsorship. He estimated that of the 25,000, about 17,000 will be government-sponsored. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.