Canada’s immigration department says it still expects Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia to return to their home country once the conflict ends.
That’s in spite of comments from Immigration Minister Lena Diab, who recently acknowledged that many Ukrainians who came to Canada on temporary visas are here to stay.
Nearly 300,000 people came to Canada through an emergency work and study visa program that was launched after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
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The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is one of the groups pushing for a dedicated permanent residency stream for these visa-holders, as many don’t have enough points to qualify through Canada’s express entry system.
However, Canada is reducing the number of permanent residents it is admitting compared to recent years and there is an extensive list of applications.
The wait time for those seeking permanent residency in humanitarian and compassionate cases is more than 10 years.
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Ukrainians can apply for permanent residency through conventional means, and IRCC data shows about 2,500 have received permanent residency.
When Canada goes to war l wonder who will stay and fight and who will run away.⚔🛫
Censored again.
Funny there are 7.2 million here in Canada on expired visas. They’re fine though right? They obviously the right color
I guess they blended in perfectly, so no, go back home, we need more diversity so we won’t be united as nation, it’s easier to rule the masses that way, right?!!!
The liberal goverment has no shame. Anti white. Anti Canadian. They literally only want to let in people who will vote for them. Rapist. Traffickers. Terrorists. As long as they vote red, they could give a care. None of them live in the areas they send the maniacs to when they get here.
How about we depot all the criminals and terrorists and people who gained system and the ones that come here that hate us with a passion from cultures that don’t align with the culture of Canada. Can we do that first? Instead of the war refugees who seem
To be assimilating just fine. Or do those optics appear racist according to your world view because Ukrainian people are Caucasians?
The longer this war goes on the less chance the people that came on the emergency visas will go back to Ukraine. Why would they give up the life they have built in Canada to return to a war torn Ukraine voluntarily. How is Canada going to ensure that they go back to Ukraine
Lol.
How’s that expectation working out with the Syrian refugees?
Go home and help to rebuild your own country. It’s not our fault that Ukraine happens to be one of the most corrupt countries on earth.
But of course! They can stay as long as they vote Liberal in exchange for citizenship. Isn’t that the way it works? By all means, come to Canada! The land of plenty! Bring all your wars here too, why not. All this in exchange for voting Liberal.