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太不象话了，黄哥得去抗议啊！ @2015Liberals won't meet deadline to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by year's end
Government aims to bring 10,000 refugees by Dec. 31, the remainder by March 2016
By Kathleen Harris, Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2015 2:51 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 24, 2015 4:11 PM ET
The Liberal government is extending its deadline to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by two months, setting the end of February 2016 as a new target date.
While unveiling details of the massive resettlement program today, the government said it will identify all 25,000 selected refugees by Dec. 31, 2015, but only 10,000 will arrive by year's end.
"They will include a mix of privately sponsored and government assisted refugees," said Health Minister Jane Philpott in Ottawa on Tuesday.
"The remaining 15,000 — mostly government-assisted refugees — it is our goal that they be resettled in Canada in January and February of 2016."
"Full medical exams and security screening will be completed overseas prior to arriving in Canada," the health minister said, adding that "further screening for communicable diseases will be done upon arrival, as is the usual process for all travellers to Canada."
During a background briefing with reporters, government officials said the extra time was needed to give host communities more time to prepare to receive the refugees.
Other highlights of the plan include:
Thousands of applicants now being processed for privately sponsored refugees will be included as part of that commitment, but they are in addition to the 3,089 Syrians who have already arrived in Canada between Jan. 1, 2014, and Nov. 3, 2015.
- While the Canadian Armed Forces are preparing to lodge some refugees, officials said that is a backup plan. About 6,000 temporary beds will be available.
- There are 36 identified "destination" cities; 12 in Quebec and 23 in the rest of Canada.
- Refugees will include complete families, women at risk, gays and lesbians, and single men identified as vulnerable due to membership in the LGBT community or those who are accompanying parents as part of a family.
- Refugees will be screened through identity and document verification, biometric and biographic collection and health screening. Identity will be verified before departure from the region and upon arrival in Canada.
- Applicants must be registered with the UN Refugee Agency or the government of Turkey.
- Transportation will be largely by privately chartered aircraft with military aircraft assisting if necessary.
Health Minister Jane Philpott (left to right), Defence Minister Harijit Sajjan, Immigration Minister John McCallum and Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly (not shown here) are announcing the government's plan to resettle 25,000 refugees by year's end. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)
Resettlement and integration supports will cost an estimated $678 million over six years.
The year-end deadline was an election campaign promise from the Liberal Party, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been under pressure to slow down the process to allow time for proper screening.
Syrians will be coming to Canada from refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
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10,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled by year's end, 15,000 more by February
By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 20 minutes ago
OTTAWA - The Liberal government revealed Tuesday how it's approaching the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees in the coming months, a process that's going to take longer and cost more than originally planned.
Rather than bring that many people in by year's end, the group will now be split in two, with 10,000 to arrive by Dec. 31 and the remainder by the end of February.
The delay was due to nothing more than a need to institute the best possible program, Immigration Minister John McCallum said.
"I've heard Canadians across the country say 'yes, you have to do it right and if it takes a little bit longer to do it right than take the extra time'," he said.
"When we welcome our newcomer friends with a smile, a smile alone is not sufficient."
The first group will be made up largely of privately sponsored refugees, whose files, in many cases, have been in the works for months as churches and other community groups moved to assist some of the most vulnerable people fleeing the Syrian civil war.
The previous Conservative government can also take some of the credit as many of those files were opened under their prior Syrian refugee resettlement program.
For the component to be brought in by government, Canadian officials are working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to select people from Jordan and Lebanon. They will work with the Turkish government to find suitable candidates from that country.
Priority for government refugees will be given to complete families, women at risk, members of sexual minorities and single men only if they are identified as gay, bisexual or transgender or are travelling as part of a family.
Private sponsors have no restrictions on whom they can bring over.
All health and security screening will take place overseas and will involve multiple assessments and the collection of biometrics.
Under regular immigration screening, a file that has some security concerns is sent for more detailed review, but in this instance, any red flags on the first pass will result in that person's case being set aside entirely in order to speed the process, said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.
Once screening is done, refugees will be flown to Toronto and Montreal, largely on chartered aircraft, though the military is also on call to provide airlifts every 48 hours if necessary.
From there, they will be spread across 36 destination cities which already have resettlement programs in place.
Temporary accommodation will be provided by the military if required, but the government aims to have lodging in place in the host cities and towns.
The federal government cost for the program is an estimated $678 million over the next six years but doesn't include additional funding that could be necessary for provinces and territories.
More than 500 officials have been assigned to work on the massive resettlement program, one of the largest of its kind in the world as it relates to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Since the outbreak of the war there in 2011, the UN estimates some 4.2 million people have been displaced.
The Liberals first commitment to a large-scale resettlement program during the federal election promised to resettle 25,000 people by the end of the year.
That was on top of the ongoing resettlement of Syrians refugees that began in 2013.
Government officials say that those who arrived prior to Nov. 4, 2015 will not be counted as being among the 25,000.
Since that date, about 100 Syrians have arrived in Canada.
By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – 20 minutes agoOTTAWA - The Liberal government revealed Tuesday how it's approaching the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees in the coming months, a process that's going to take longer and cost more than originally planned.
Rather than bring that many people in by year's end, the group will now be split in two, with 10,000 to arrive by Dec. 31 and the remainder by the end of February.
The delay was due to nothing more than a need to institute the best possible program, Immigration Minister John McCallum said.
"I've heard Canadians across the country say 'yes, you have to do it right and if it takes a little bit longer to do it right than take the extra time'," he said.
"When we welcome our newcomer friends with a smile, a smile alone is not sufficient."
The first group will be made up largely of privately sponsored refugees, whose files, in many cases, have been in the works for months as churches and other community groups moved to assist some of the most vulnerable people fleeing the Syrian civil war.
The previous Conservative government can also take some of the credit as many of those files were opened under their prior Syrian refugee resettlement program.
For the component to be brought in by government, Canadian officials are working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to select people from Jordan and Lebanon. They will work with the Turkish government to find suitable candidates from that country.
Priority for government refugees will be given to complete families, women at risk, members of sexual minorities and single men only if they are identified as gay, bisexual or transgender or are travelling as part of a family.
Private sponsors have no restrictions on whom they can bring over.
All health and security screening will take place overseas and will involve multiple assessments and the collection of biometrics.
Under regular immigration screening, a file that has some security concerns is sent for more detailed review, but in this instance, any red flags on the first pass will result in that person's case being set aside entirely in order to speed the process, said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.
Once screening is done, refugees will be flown to Toronto and Montreal, largely on chartered aircraft, though the military is also on call to provide airlifts every 48 hours if necessary.
From there, they will be spread across 36 destination cities which already have resettlement programs in place.
Temporary accommodation will be provided by the military if required, but the government aims to have lodging in place in the host cities and towns.
The federal government cost for the program is an estimated $678 million over the next six years but doesn't include additional funding that could be necessary for provinces and territories.
More than 500 officials have been assigned to work on the massive resettlement program, one of the largest of its kind in the world as it relates to the Syrian refugee crisis.
Since the outbreak of the war there in 2011, the UN estimates some 4.2 million people have been displaced.
The Liberals first commitment to a large-scale resettlement program during the federal election promised to resettle 25,000 people by the end of the year.
That was on top of the ongoing resettlement of Syrians refugees that began in 2013.
Government officials say that those who arrived prior to Nov. 4, 2015 will not be counted as being among the 25,000.
Since that date, about 100 Syrians have arrived in Canada.
