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Syrian refugee numbers in Quebec and Canada
MONTREAL – Statistics regarding Syrian refugees in Quebec:
Number Quebec accepted in 2015: 2,166 (2,151 privately sponsored; 15 government-sponsored)
Number Quebec accepted in 2016 (as of Oct. 10): 4,185 (3,062 privately sponsored; 1,123 government-sponsored)
Quebec government has the objective of welcoming up to 7,300 Syrian refugees for 2015 and 2016.
Source: Quebec Immigration Department
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Number of Syrian refugees settled in Canada
Since Nov. 4, 2015, 33,239 Syrian refugees have come to Canada. 12,402 of them have been privately sponsored.
Source: Government of Canada.
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