CBC:
Canada has resettled nearly 2,500 Syrian refugees, but municipal and provincial leaders say more can be done
The plight of Syrian refugees and calls for the federal government to bring more of them to Canada have prompted other levels of governments across the country to make pitches to help.
A number of provincial and municipal leaders have in recent days pledged to do what they can to get more refugees into the country. These pitches come amid criticism that Canada’s acceptance, so far, of 2,500 Syrian refugees is much too low.
Immigration is a federal issue. Provinces have lobbied the government for more say over immigration and refugee issues, but currently only Quebec has control over its own immigration policies.
