"In keeping with Canada’s tradition of having one of the most generous immigration and refugee programs in the world to help the world’s persecuted, the government has increased resettlement targets by 20 percent. Canada’s resettlement program continues to be one of the top three largest in the world. This includes an increase to the Refugee Assistance Program. In addition, a new Refugee Appeal Division at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has been introduced for refugee claims made in Canada." (Source 1)

"Un processus d’accueil long et coûteux empêchera d’attribuer la plupart des 1300 places que le ministre de l’Immigration avait promises pour 2014." (Source 2)

"The refugee resettlement assistance program has a $54.9-million budget, according to the Citizenship and Immigration department. [...] Recently released statistics show 7,574 refugees were admitted last year, a record-high for the Conservatives. The previous two years saw historic lows in part because of the closure of the Canadian embassy in Damascus which had been handling the lion's share of refugee resettlement for the Middle East." (Source 3)