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Non-Ukrainian family members are waiting months to reunite with their families in Canada
Hundreds of families seeking safety in Canada from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have reported discrepancies within the Canadian Immigration Department, which keeps households apart for weeks or months with limited resources. Unfortunately, some applicants say that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) fails to process household visas together, leaving families unable to remain united. They have applied for emergency visa permits and are stranded in limbo as their children’s or non-Ukrainian spouse’s applications take too long to go through Canada’s immigration system – some wait times stretching beyond ten months.
#IRCC, #CUAET, #Ukrainian_applicants, #processing_delays, #Ukraine
IRCC invited 667 candidates in the PNP-targeted Express Entry draw
On March 1, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 667 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the third PNP-targeted draw of the year. In round #242, the cut-off score was 748 points, 43 points fewer than in the previous PNP-targeted Express Entry draw. The tie-breaking rule for this round was December 12, 2022, at 10:48:12 UTC. As of March 1, 2023, there were 243,374 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 3,110 more than the previous update. In 2023, Canada issued 16,559 invitations in six Express Entry draws.
#Express_Entry, #IRCC, #ITA, #PNP
Canada has accepted 28,470 Afghan refugees since August 2021
On February 28, 2023, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees arriving in the country. The last update shows that Canada has accepted 185 Afghan refugees since February 21, 2023. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 28,470 Afghan refugees. Canada received 17,295 Afghans and their families’ applications under the Special Immigration Measures Program for Afghans who had assisted the Government of Canada in Afghanistan. Most of them – 9,595 Afghans arrived in Canada under that program, while 15,575 Afghan nationals came under the Humanitarian program. In addition, Canada admitted 1,160 applicants under the pathway for extended family members of former interpreters.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan
Over 170,000 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Canada under the CUAET
On February 28, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1, 2022, and February 26, 2023, 23,865 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and 148,355 Ukrainians reached by air. Between March 17, 2022, and February 23, 2023, IRCC received 882,222 applications under the CUAET. In total, IRCC has approved 575,210 applications from Ukrainian nationals.
#Ukrainian_immigrants, #Ukrainian_citizens, #CUAET, #Ukraine, #IRCC #Ukraine