Quebec to welcome 3,650 Syrian refugees this year and next
Quebec says it is prepared to accept 7,300 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016, as it outlined its strategy in the wake of Ottawa’s announcement that 25,000 Syrians will come to Canada by the end of February.The province said it will accept 3,650 Syrian refugees before Dec. 31 and another 3,650 in 2016.Pierre Moreau, the province’s acting public security minister, said the plan calls ...