I was surprized to hear that Canada has the largest number of citizens in Lebanon. 55,000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict#Foreign_nationalsIt is going to be expensive and time consuming to get people out through Cyprus. I think that the govt will be able to only make a small dent before the Israelis stop the bombing.
Interestingly, Australia has asked Canada for help evacuating their citizens.