Immigration Plan: Syrian Refugees

immigration plan: The number of requests accepted by the provincial government and being processed with the federal government stands at 10,000, 7,500 of which are for Syrian refugees, according to CTV. Under the immigration plan for 2017, the earliest a refugee could be admitted to Canada if a request were filed immediately would be in 2019, according to the Quebec government. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement released by Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Kathleen Weil. The plan calls for the admission of 4,050 to 4,400 refugees. As of Dec. 31, Quebec had brought in 7,431 Syrian refugees, slightly more than the target of 7,300 set for 2015-16. Last month, the Trudeau government decided to limit new refugees sponsored by the private sector in 2017 as it became more difficult to process files within a reasonable timeframe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.