Mr. Chair, during my intervention earlier today, the member asked me a question on the number of Canadians who were left behind in Syria and I said that I would get back to her. I now have the answer. We have approximately 1,496 Canadians registered on the ROCA system and it is estimated that there are 4,500 Canadians still in Syria.
It is important to remember that, since December 2011, we has issued an unqualified call for all Canadians to leave Syria for their own safety. It was very important for the safety of our diplomatic personnel to shut down the embassy. However, we have been calling for Canadians to leave Syria before then. The estimated number of Canadians in Syria is 4,500.