OTTAWA — Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people
The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to three years while they figure out their next steps, but applications are due to close on March 31.
Four organizations that represent Canadian volunteers, hosts and sponsors have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, asking them to keep the door open beyond the planned deadline. They told Trudeau and Fraser that there is misinformation spreading online about the program’s fate, and a formal extension would put the minds of Ukrainians to rest.
Those supports have been critical for people to make it through their first few months in Canada, said Ihor Michalchyshyn, the CEO of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Many people left Ukraine with little more than a backpack, he said.Fraser’s press secretary Bahoz Dara Aziz said in a statement that the minister looks forward to giving an update on the future of the program soon.
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