Several settlement specialists are urging the Canadian government to make changes if the emergency visa program is renewed
Ukrainians who have fled to Canada with an emergency visa find themselves in a “grey area” of the immigration system, and several settlement specialists are urging the government to make changes if the program is renewed.
They also don’t qualify for certain government assistance, benefits and student loans, as permanent residents would. The new arrivals had “refugee-like” needs, she explained, which prompted the province to set up special committees aimed at connecting people with housing, health care and income support top-ups.
The temporary visa program is set to stop taking new applicants on March 31, giving the government two weeks to decide whether to extend it. She also suggested the government consider putting a cap on the number of applications it will approve. Whatever “hiccups” associated with the emergency visas that may have affected immigration processing times are “well worth the value,” said Fraser, who spoke last week at a press conference in Bridgewater, N.S.
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