Yes, that was planned and talk about earlier in November:
Canadian military can already house 12K Syrian refugees
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Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance ordered a review weeks ago so that the military could hit the ground running in case the government asked for his support.
Refugees could be housed in cadet summer camps and military training bases.
"We've got the whole network of bases across Canada -- probably, though I’m just guessing at this stage of the game -- it could probably come back to (Canadian Forces Base) Trenton, where they could be processed and distributed out," said retired Major General David Fraser.
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http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/...gees-1.2649684
This is simply a case of efficiently using the resources at hand. Obviously this is only a temporary plan.