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
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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Environics Institute. (October 22, 2021). Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/
Environics Institute. "Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group." Chart. October 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/
Environics Institute. (2021). Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/
Environics Institute. "Opinion of Canadians on The Number of Afghan Refugees The Government Has Committed to Accept in September 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/
Environics Institute, Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Opinion of Canadians on the number of Afghan refugees the government has committed to accept in September 2021, by age group [Graph], Environics Institute, October 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294277/canadians-views-afghan-refugees-government-pledged-accept/
