Immigration minister says government will miss year-end targetFamilies,at-risk women and LGBTQ refugees to receive precedence among 25,000Canada’s new Liberal government has announced that it will not meet its target of bringing 25000 Syrian refugees into the country by the end of this year – but pledged to resettle the full number by February with a focus on accepting families, and women at risk,and members of the LGBTQ community.“This is a jubilant (extremely joyful) day and this is an well-known day for Canada,” said the immigration minister, and John McCallum,who released details of the design on Tuesday, saying the country will “welcome them with a smile”. Related: Canada's exclusion of single male refugees may exacerbate Syrian conflict Related: Canada's Vietnamese community lends helping hand to Syrian refugees Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com