Canada will welcome its first group of Syrian refugees on Thursday night in Toronto via military airlift, according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A second flight will bring more refugees to Montreal on Saturday.

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Trudeau made the announcement in Canada's House of Commons and later tweeted the news.

"Resettling refugees demonstrates our commitment to Canadians and to the world that Canada understands that we can and must do more," Trudeau said, according to the Toronto Star.

I’m pleased to announce the first plane carrying Syrian refugees arrives in Canada tomorrow at 9:15 pm ET. #WelcomeRefugees — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 9, 2015

Over 1,400 permanent visas have been issued to Syrian refugees by Canadian officials and the country remains on track to welcome 10,000 refugees by the end of 2015 with another 15,000 in the first months of 2016.

According to Canada's Immigration Minister, John McCallum, the government has increased its funding for resettlement by $3.6 million and while continuing to process upwards of 800 refugee applications every day.