Canada reduces refugee intake to 10,000 by the year's end



OTTAWA: -- Canada is to reduce the number of Syrian refugees allowed into the country to 10,000 by the year’s end.

Originally Ottawa planned to accept 25,000.

The government say they are still on course to take in a further 15,000 refugees, but the facilities are not yet in place to cope.

Any refugees earmarked to move to Canada will be screened before arrival.

Ralph Goodale is Canada’s public safety minister: “So before anyone gets on a plane to come to Canada, the security screening will be completed, fully completed overseas. If there is any doubt about an application or an interview or any of the data, the file will simply be put aside and held for further consideration at a later time.”

The recently elected prime minister, Justin Trudeau wants Canadians not to lose their willingness to accept the asylum seekers: “We wanted to make sure it was done absolutely right so as to ensure Canadians who have been incredibly open and enthusiastic about it remain as positive about welcoming these families,” he said.

Canada is to spend close to €500m over six years to fly in refugees currently based in Jordan, Turkey and Syria.


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I guess it's like the film field of dreams (nightmares), build it and they will come. If facilities can't be built in time I'm surprised Swedish plan 'b' wasn't adopted placing 50,000 refugees in tents just in time for winter.

Originally I was not too keen on this, as 25k in 5 weeks was not enough time to screen properly IMO. Now they're saying that they're only allowing families and no single males, which is a start.

I know there's lots of worried ppl in Canada considering recent events, but I like how they've stepped back and made some modifications unlike Merkel-land.

Do they get a free hockey stick upon entry?

First the Swedes and now the Canadians and the Germans. If this crowd of spineless jellyfish don't want you, nobody does.