During this initiative, we have seen a great deal of enthusiasm across the country for welcoming Syrian refugees, including in rural areas and small communities. We have created programs outside Quebec, because the Quebec government has his own programs and makes its own decisions as to where the immigrants go.
We established eight new organizations to welcome the refugees to smaller communities in Ontario, on the Prairies, and also in British Columbia to respond specifically to the enthusiasm shown by rural communities and to steer new immigrants to smaller communities.