TORONTO – Another 200 refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria are expected to arrive in Toronto later today.
Immigration Minister John McCallum says they’ll be arriving on a Royal Jordanian Airlines flight and will carry about 200.
McCallum says the Liberal government expects to stay on track to bring in 10,000 refugees by the end of this month and another 15,000 by the end of February.
It’ll be the third government-organized flight bringing refugees to Canada — the first flight carrying 163 Syrian refugees landed in Toronto last Thursday and the second touched down in Montreal on Saturday.
The majority of refugees who have arrived in Canada so far have been privately sponsored by family, friends, individuals or groups who will provide financial and emotional support to the newcomers for typically one year.
McCallum adds Canadian businesses are being urged to raise up to $50 million to help with the settlement of Syrian refugees.
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