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Up to 50,000 Syrian refugees may enter Canada by the end of next year
STEVEN CHASE AND DANIEL LEBLANC
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Dec. 01, 2015 1:20PM EST
Last updated Tuesday, Dec. 01, 2015 10:21PM EST
As many as 50,000 refugees – at least 70 per cent from Syria – could arrive in Canada by the end of next year, Immigration Minister John McCallum says, adding the federal government is anxious to prevent a backlash from Canadians against this massive influx of newcomers.
This rate of intake would be the greatest since 1979-1980 when 60,000 Indochinese boat people found a new home in Canada.
Asked Tuesday what he considered the biggest challenge on the Syrian refugee file, Mr. McCallum said it was “keeping Canadians with us” and taking pains to communicate each step of the way.
The minister, speaking after a meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts in Ottawa, outlined the number of newcomers expected from the time the Liberals took office until the end of 2016.
His forecast includes as many as 35,000 Syrian refugees, 10,000 of which are expected to arrive before Christmas. Most of these are privately sponsored cases where private citizens cover the first-year living costs for the newcomers.
It also includes 15,000 more Syrians expected by the end of February, most of them sponsored by the federal government, as well as another 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees that Ottawa says it will bring in by the end of 2016.
Finally, the forecast also encompasses Canada’s refugee intake commitments from other countries, as well as an estimate of how many more Syrian refugees might be sponsored privately by Canadians.
The pace of refugee arrival far outstrips the average annual intake of sponsored refugees. In 2014, for instance, the government and private individuals sponsored more than 12,000 refugees to come to Canada.
Mr. McCallum said the federal and provincial governments and municipalities need to step carefully in how they treat Syrians so that Canadians don’t resent the new arrivals.
He cited housing as an example of where Canadians shouldn’t take a back seat to the Syrians.
“I don’t think we want refugees to jump to the front of the lineup for social housing if other Canadians have been waiting for months or even years. So we have to be careful that, yes, we treat the refugees well, but we don’t treat them lavishly compared with how we treat other Canadians,” the minister said, adding he thinks Ottawa is succeeding so far in maintaining national support for the massive intake of refugees.
Mr. McCallum also said it’s “quite likely” the first wave of these refugees – many of whom are being airlifted to Canada on Jordanian Air jets – will begin arriving next week.
Recent polls have suggested Canadians are divided, or even a majority opposed, to the Liberal plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada so quickly.
An Ipsos poll, conducted for Global News in mid-November, found that 60 per cent of Canadian respondents disagreed with Justin Trudeau’s election promise to bring 25,000 here by the end of 2015.
That was before the Liberals announced Nov. 24 that they had slowed down the refugee plan to enable more careful scrutiny of refugees. It will now be late into 2016 before Mr. Trudeau’s government fulfills its plan to bring 25,000 government-sponsored refugees to Canada.
Refugee resettlement groups say the privately sponsored Syrians are mostly family reunification cases and will plug into a support structure already used by their relatives or community.
The government-sponsored refugees are the most vulnerable and potentially traumatized group. The Trudeau Liberals have pledged to take the “most vulnerable” refugees for the government’s 25,000 allotment. This could include women who have faced sexual abuse or violence, as well as children who have also experienced violence or mistreatment.
Chris Friesen, head of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., predicted the Syrian refugee project will succeed like so many other major intakes of newcomers in the past.
“This is an extraordinary moment for refugee newcomers and Canada. Like past refugees, in the coming weeks and months, Syrians will arrive in this country with resilience, skills and a determination to contribute to their new home,” Mr. Friesen said.
STEVEN CHASE AND DANIEL LEBLANC
OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Dec. 01, 2015 1:20PM EST
Last updated Tuesday, Dec. 01, 2015 10:21PM EST
As many as 50,000 refugees – at least 70 per cent from Syria – could arrive in Canada by the end of next year, Immigration Minister John McCallum says, adding the federal government is anxious to prevent a backlash from Canadians against this massive influx of newcomers.
This rate of intake would be the greatest since 1979-1980 when 60,000 Indochinese boat people found a new home in Canada.
Asked Tuesday what he considered the biggest challenge on the Syrian refugee file, Mr. McCallum said it was “keeping Canadians with us” and taking pains to communicate each step of the way.
The minister, speaking after a meeting with provincial and territorial counterparts in Ottawa, outlined the number of newcomers expected from the time the Liberals took office until the end of 2016.
His forecast includes as many as 35,000 Syrian refugees, 10,000 of which are expected to arrive before Christmas. Most of these are privately sponsored cases where private citizens cover the first-year living costs for the newcomers.
It also includes 15,000 more Syrians expected by the end of February, most of them sponsored by the federal government, as well as another 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees that Ottawa says it will bring in by the end of 2016.
Finally, the forecast also encompasses Canada’s refugee intake commitments from other countries, as well as an estimate of how many more Syrian refugees might be sponsored privately by Canadians.
The pace of refugee arrival far outstrips the average annual intake of sponsored refugees. In 2014, for instance, the government and private individuals sponsored more than 12,000 refugees to come to Canada.
Mr. McCallum said the federal and provincial governments and municipalities need to step carefully in how they treat Syrians so that Canadians don’t resent the new arrivals.
He cited housing as an example of where Canadians shouldn’t take a back seat to the Syrians.
“I don’t think we want refugees to jump to the front of the lineup for social housing if other Canadians have been waiting for months or even years. So we have to be careful that, yes, we treat the refugees well, but we don’t treat them lavishly compared with how we treat other Canadians,” the minister said, adding he thinks Ottawa is succeeding so far in maintaining national support for the massive intake of refugees.
Mr. McCallum also said it’s “quite likely” the first wave of these refugees – many of whom are being airlifted to Canada on Jordanian Air jets – will begin arriving next week.
Recent polls have suggested Canadians are divided, or even a majority opposed, to the Liberal plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada so quickly.
An Ipsos poll, conducted for Global News in mid-November, found that 60 per cent of Canadian respondents disagreed with Justin Trudeau’s election promise to bring 25,000 here by the end of 2015.
That was before the Liberals announced Nov. 24 that they had slowed down the refugee plan to enable more careful scrutiny of refugees. It will now be late into 2016 before Mr. Trudeau’s government fulfills its plan to bring 25,000 government-sponsored refugees to Canada.
Refugee resettlement groups say the privately sponsored Syrians are mostly family reunification cases and will plug into a support structure already used by their relatives or community.
The government-sponsored refugees are the most vulnerable and potentially traumatized group. The Trudeau Liberals have pledged to take the “most vulnerable” refugees for the government’s 25,000 allotment. This could include women who have faced sexual abuse or violence, as well as children who have also experienced violence or mistreatment.
Chris Friesen, head of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C., predicted the Syrian refugee project will succeed like so many other major intakes of newcomers in the past.
“This is an extraordinary moment for refugee newcomers and Canada. Like past refugees, in the coming weeks and months, Syrians will arrive in this country with resilience, skills and a determination to contribute to their new home,” Mr. Friesen said.
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