Government Plans: Syrian Refugees and Landmark Program

government plans: By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press Tues., July 19, 2016 OTTAWA—Delays in the resettlement of Syrian refugees from Turkey to Canada are likely to grow even longer after a failed coup attempted there last week, according to Toronto Star. Securing exit permits for Syrians in Turkey has been a difficult process already, holding up the Liberal government plans last fall to resettle thousands of people from there as part of their landmark program to bring 25,000 Syrians to Canada in a matter of months. When Islamic State group militants overran Yazidi villages and towns in August 2014, they killed her husband and abducted her daughter, Nazdar, 16, one of thousands of Yazidi girls and women enslaved by the group. Now, political instability in the country in the wake of the military failed efforts to seize power last week is expected to delay things more. However, given recent events, we do expect delays. We are continuing to work with the government of Turkey to obtain exit permits as quickly as possible and are continuing to monitor the situation, said Sonia Lesage, a spokesperson for the Immigration Department. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.