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Canada to resettle 25,000 refugees by end of February 2016
The newly elected Liberal government in Canada will resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year and 15,000 by the end of February. The government had previously promised to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the year's end. The Liberals committed to bringing the refugees in during the recent election campaign.

CBC News had reported that the federal government will limit the resettlement to women, children and families only. As confirmed on Tuesday, those who will be considered refugees include families, women at risk, gays and lesbians and single men who are part of the LGBT community or accompanied by parents.

"We want them to have a roof over their head, and the right support," said Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Minister John McCallum. "It takes a bit of time to put that all in place."

"We're happy to take a little more time that originally planned to bring our new friends into the country."

The refugees will be both privately sponsored and government assisted, either registered with the UN Refugee Agency or with the government of Turkey.

Government officials promised "robust" health and security screenings, to be done overseas, and said military and private aircraft will assist with transportation of refugees to Canada.
Is that "Obama-style" robust screenings or true robust screenings?
Refugees will go to 36 "destination" cities, 12 in Quebec and in the rest of Canada.
Seems like 25,000 refugees could be settled in a fairly concentrated area so that resources could be focused. Also makes it easier to help the refugees return to the homeland when the shooting there stops.
Mr McCallum said the attacks in Paris did not affect the government's decision to slow down the transport of Syrian refugees, citing the logistical struggles with completing the pledge.
Never let facts interfere with ideology...
Newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made Canada's acceptance of Syrian refugees central to his campaign. After the Paris attacks, he reiterated his commitment to ending Canadian air strikes in Syria and Iraq.
Posted by: Steve White 2015-11-25
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