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Canada Slows Down Syrian Refugee Intake

The Canadian Government says it will resettle only 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, less than half the number it promised earlier. But … Continue reading Canada Slows Down Syrian Refugee Intake


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Refugee--canadaThe Canadian Government says it will resettle only 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, less than half the number it promised earlier.

But it says it is still committed to bringing in another 15,000 refugees from Syria by the end of February.

Canada had previously promised to take in 25,000 by the year’s end.

Those who will be considered refugees include families, women at risk, and gay men and women.

Earlier reports suggest that the Federal Government would limit the resettlement to women, children and families only.

The newly elected Liberal government had, during the election campaign, committed itself to bringing refugees in.