Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada has little progress amid China détente
A 2023 House motion called for Canada to accept 10,000 Uyghur refugees by the end of 2026. But a senior departmental official told the House Immigration Committee last month that fewer than 300 people have arrived in Canada.
More than three years after the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling on the government to resettle 10,000 Uyghur refugees, only a fraction have come to Canada.
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