GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO UPDATE ON CANADA'S PLAN TO RESETTLE SYRIAN REFUGEES

Media Advisory

Ottawa, ON – Departmental officials will provide an update on Canada’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees.

DATE: Wednesday, December 2, 2015

TIME: 10:30 a.m. (EST), Media Technical Briefing

PLEASE NOTE: The media technical briefing is for background information only, not for attribution.

LOCATION:

National Press Theatre
150 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario

Journalists who are not members of the National Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance. For more information, contact Collin Lafrance at collin.lafrance@parl.gc.ca.

FOR MORE INFORMATION (media only):

Media Relations
Health Canada/Public Health Agency of Canada
613-957-2983

Media Relations
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650

Media Relations
Department of National Defence
613-996-2353
Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811

Media Relations
Public Safety Canada
613-991-0657

Media Relations
Global Affairs Canada
343-203-7700

Hon. John McCallum Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Government and Politics