The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:09:14 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Refugee backlogs ‘unacceptable’ /item/18662-refugee-backlogs-unacceptable /item/18662-refugee-backlogs-unacceptable

It is unacceptable that Canada has a backlog of almost 21,000 sponsored refugees waiting to see if they can come to this country, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told The Catholic Register.

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The crisis in Iraq and Syria is pushing Canada to accept more refugees. Canada will take another 5,000 Iraqis and Iranians from refugee camps in Turkey in coming months and years, said Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:30:00 -0400