Canada hosts 300,000 Ukrainians affected by Russian invasion

That’s according to the Canadian immigration officials, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

It is noted that 298,128 Ukrainians have so far arrived in Canada under the "Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel" (CUAET), launched in March 2023. The program grants Ukrainians fleeing the war the right to an urgent three-year work and residence permit in Canada, as well as financial assistance and free temporary accommodation.

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In total, the Canadian government received almost 1.2 million applications for this type of visa, of which it approved more than 960,000.

It should be recalled that, although new applications for participation in CUAET have not been accepted since last summer, Canada launched a new program that allows certain categories of Ukrainians to stay in the country on a permanent basis.