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December 18, 2015 — Ottawa, ON — Today, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, paid his first visit to Lebanon since Canada announced on November 24, 2015, its national project to resettle Syrian refugees to Canada. An update of the on-the-ground operations was provided by Canadian government officials and staff from […]

Ottawa, December 16, 2015 – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today issued the following statement: “Today, the Government of Canada announced that it will not pursue its appeal in the case of The Attorney General of Canada and the

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides limited, temporary health coverage for resettled refugees, refugee claimants and certain other groups who are not eligible for provincial or territorial health-care coverage. Eligible individuals receive coverage under the IFHP until they are eligible for provincial or territorial health insurance. The IFHP also does not cover health care

Toronto, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair, TD Bank Group and Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be available to media following a meeting to discuss the engagement of corporate Canada in the plan to resettle Syrian refugees and

Montréal, December 11, 2015 – A media pool will be established to participate at the arrival of Syrian refugees in Montréal on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Applications for pool participation will be accepted by email until: Friday, December 11, 20156:00 p.m. EST Media must submit their application to: ps.mediarelations-relationsaveclesmedias.sp@canada.ca Only successful applicants will be contacted

Aurora, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will welcome 100 new citizens at a special citizenship ceremony in conjunction with York Regional Police in Aurora. DATE: Saturday, December 12 2015 TIME: 11:00 a.m. (local time) PLACE: York Regional Police Headquarters 47 Don Hillock DriveAurora, ONL4G 0S7 FOR MORE INFORMATION

Delivers the Oath of Citizenship for the first time December 12, 2015 – Aurora, ON – Today at the York Regional Police Headquarters, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, welcomed 100 new Canadians from 28 countries at a special citizenship ceremony in honour of International Human Rights Day, which occurred earlier this

Minister announces extensions to agreements and new funding for those providing services to refugees and newcomers December 9, 2015 – Ottawa, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship today announced that more funding will be provided for resettlement and settlement service providers by extending current contribution agreements and providing new

December 9, 2015 — Ottawa — Government of Canada flights of Syrian refugees will begin this week, with flights landing in Toronto on December 10, and Montreal on December 12. The first two flights will use military aircraft, but chartered flights are expected to be used for subsequent flights in December. All flights of Syrian

New receiving areas for Syrian refugees at ports-of-entry at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport are being temporarily put in place and will be operational until the end of February 2016. This will make processing at the airport as efficient and comfortable as possible for refugees who have made a long