Ottawa, December 8, 2015 – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will provide an update on Canada’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees.
A technical briefing will follow the ministerial announcement. The technical briefing is for background information only, not for attribution.
DATE: December 9, 2015
TIME: 9:30 a.m. (EST), Ministerial Announcement
10:15 a.m. (EST), Media Technical Briefing
LOCATION:
National Press Theatre 150 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario
Journalists who are not members of the National Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance. For more information, contact Collin Lafrance at collin.lafrance@parl.gc.ca.
Out-of-town journalists can also dial in to listen to the news conference, as well as the technical briefing. Please note these will be set up as listen-only mode lines.
International callers must dial the local phone number for proper access.
Ministerial Announcement:
Participant dial-in numbers: Local: 613-960-7527 Toll-free from Canada and U.S.: 1-877-413-4815 Pass code: 6778247
Technical Briefing:
Participant dial-in numbers: Local: 613-960-7527 Toll-free from Canada and U.S.: 1-877-413-4815 Pass code: 3767278
PLEASE NOTE:
The media technical briefing is for background information only, not for attribution.
FOR MORE INFORMATION (media only):
Media Relations Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada 613-952-1650
Media Relations Department of National Defence 613-996-2353 Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811
Media Relations Canada Border Services Agency 613-957-6500 Toll-Free: 1-877-761-5945
Media Relations Office Global Affairs Canada 343-203-7700 media@international.gc.ca
