到明年底叙利亚在加拿大的难民可达到5万人，McCallum说

Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum, centre, talks on Sunday with a Syrian family soon to be flown to Canada. McCallum said the country's resettlement program for Syrian refugees could double by the end of 2016. (Sam McNeil/The Associated Press)  

加拿大移民部长约翰·麦卡勒姆John McCallum（中），星期日与一个很快飞往加拿大的叙利亚家庭交谈。 麦卡勒姆McCallum说，加拿大的叙利亚难民安置计划截止2016年底有可能加倍。(萨姆·麦克尼尔/美联社) 

       Canada's minister of immigration and citizenship visited Syrian refugees in Jordan over the weekend, taking the opportunity to reaffirm the country's plans to resettle 50,000 Syrians by the end of 2016.

John McCallum was in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Sunday, meeting with Syrian families preparing to board flights to Canada. He told one family: "Everyone in Canada is waiting to meet you."

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Canada's new Liberal government is pushing forward with its pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February.

McCallum said earlier this month that Canada hopes to take in upwards of 50,000 Syrians by the end of next year, with the help of the UN refugee agency, the Jordanian government and the International Organization for Migration.

McCallum also toured development projects and refugee facilities during his two-day stop in Jordan.

Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum, centre, poses for a photograph in Amman, Jordan, with a Syrian family soon to be resettled in Canada. (Sam McNeil/The Associated Press)