Canadian military flight brings Canada's first planeload of Syrian refugees to Toronto
Relieved and exhausted refugees arrived late in the evening to be met by the Prime Minister, Ontario's Premier and refugee sponsors
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets a family of refugees from Syria at Toronto’s Pearson airport.Nathan Denette/The Globe and Mail
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
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
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
A Syrian refugee arrives at a hotel in Mississauga, Ontario.Mark Blinch/The Globe and Mail
Kevork Jamkossian carries his 16 month old daughter, Madeleine Jamkossian into a hotel.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail
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
Syrian Refugees arrive at an airport area hotel to spend the night.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail
Well-wishers wait at Pearson Airport for the delayed government flight carrying refugees.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail
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