Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence

Syrian refugees in Canada: The government had resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada between November and the end of February by deploying hundreds of staff overseas to process applications, including members of the Canadian Forces who helped handle medical and security screening, according to Globe and Mail. What role the military could play in the second round hasn't been decided, Mr. The fact that it was now going to take more than a year to bring people over left many groups frustrated. McCallum said. Officials at the Department of National Defence said they couldn't comment on what they're prepared to contribute. I don't know if military people will go back or not but we're in close conversation with them, and certainly people from my department, and some retired people, are going to be going back certainly this month, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.