ISANS doesn't know how many refugees will land in N.S.

The federal government said 25,000 refugees will be settled in 36 cities across Canada over the next three months.

But the agency in charge of handling the logistics for that process in Nova Scotia said it's still not clear how many people to expect here.

The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia wouldn't comment Tuesday following the federal government's announcement.

The organization will address the implications for Nova Scotia at a news conference Wednesday.

Federal Minister of Immigration John McCallum wouldn't clarify where the refugees will be settled, but said he hoped they would be spread out across the country. McCallum told reporters the Maritime provinces have been eager to help.

"Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are really keen to take a lot of refugees," McCallum said. "I've had several conversations with them, those provinces are aging faster than the rest of us. All of us are aging, but they, particularly so."

Julie Chamagne, executive director of the Halifax Refugee Clinic, said Nova Scotians are ready and enthusiastic to be part of the process.

"There's been such a huge response," she said. "We get calls daily from people wanting to donate things."

Chamagne called the plan a good start, and said it's a departure from the previous government's attitude toward refugees.

"I'm hoping it won't stop there, obviously, the need is far greater than that," she said. "I think It's a great first step."

Chaker Al Sammah is a refugee who fled Syria several years ago and settled in Halifax. He said the plan is a positive move, but said there are millions more.

"But come late, better than don't come at all," Sammah said. 

The plan will cost $680 million over six years.