Skip to main content

Relieved and exhausted refugees arrived late in the evening to be met by the Prime Minister, Ontario's Premier and refugee sponsors

Open this photo in gallery:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets a family of refugees from Syria at Toronto’s Pearson airport.Nathan Denette/The Globe and Mail

1 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first Canadian government planeload of Syrian refugees lands in Toronto.Mark Blinch/The Globe and Mail

2 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Syrian, Christine Youssef, waits to meet cousins, who are due to arrive with other refugees, on the first government-arranged flight into Toronto's Pearson Airport.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail

3 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Charlene, 24, a refugee from Central African Republic, hugs her sponsor, Barbara Wood from Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto.Melissa Tait/The Globe and Mail

4 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

A Syrian refugee arrives at a hotel in Mississauga, Ontario.Mark Blinch/The Globe and Mail

5 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Kevork Jamkossian carries his 16 month old daughter, Madeleine Jamkossian into a hotel.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail

6 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Syrian Refugees wave to the media while waiting to unload from a bus at an airport area hotel after arriving in Canada.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

7 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Syrian Refugees arrive at an airport area hotel to spend the night.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

8 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Well-wishers wait at Pearson Airport for the delayed government flight carrying refugees.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail

9 of 10
Open this photo in gallery:

Lubna Altaher, left, and daughter Tuleen Rassas, right, stuff welcome bags for Syrian refugees on the floor of the International Arrivals Section at Pearson Airport.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

10 of 10

Interact with The Globe