Canada: views on the number of Afghan refugees to accept by age 2021

In response to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and the risks it posed for many Afghans, the Canadian federal government announced in August 2021 that it would make further efforts to welcome 20,000 additional Afghan refugees. When questioned about this commitment in September of that year, Canadians were quite supportive. More than half of them considered this number to be the right one, with around 48 percent among those under 60 believing this. Some also felt that Canada should welcome more refugees.

Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group

Characteristic	Too many	Too few	About right	Unsure / Don't know / No answer
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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 7 to 23, 2021

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "As you may know, the government of Canada has committed to accepting 20,000 Afghan refugees who are fleeing from the Taliban. Do you think this is too many, too few, or about the right number of refugees for Canada to accept from Afghanistan?"

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

The age of respondents was not specified by the source.

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