Real Change: A New Plan For a Strong Middle Class (page 64)

"More than 300 Syrian refugees have been booked on flights to Canada from camps in the Middle East, Canadian government officials say." (CBC, December 2, 2015)

"Today, Syrian Family Links was launched to help connect Syrian refugees abroad with private Canadian sponsors through the help of the refugee’s family in Canada. [...] Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) partnered with Catholic Crosscultural Services (CCS) to help reunite members of the Syrian community in Canada with family members who are refugees but do not have the means to sponsor them." (Press release, January 26, 2016)

"The 25,000th Syrian refugee has arrived in Canada, two days ahead of the Liberal government’s commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrians by the end of the month." (The Globe and Mail, February 27, 2016)