Single Syrian men seeking asylum will be out of luck when the Canadian government announces its new plan for accepting refugee applications on Tuesday.
CBC News reported Monday that the country's "much-anticipated" refugee plan will only accept women, children and families.
The decision to exclude "unaccompanied men" is due to "ongoing concerns around security," CBC News said, citing unnamed sources. Men with families will still be considered.
Officials in Canada have previously said they plan to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year. Many of the incoming refugees — as many as 900 arriving from Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon each day — will be housed in military bases, hotels and abandoned hospitals.
Canada's resettlement plans have angered many of its residents. In a poll released earlier this month, almost 60% of Canadians said they believed there are security risks in letting Syrian refugees resettle there, while 51% said they opposed the plan to resettle 25,000 refugees.
That number still pales in comparison to other countries, however. In fact, when it comes to number of refugees hosted on a per capita basis, Canada clocks in at 41st place, according to a ranking by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.