Canada is expected to close applications for temporary emergency visas offered to Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression Saturday — but hasn't announced whether it plans to offer long-term refuge.
Canada launched the emergency visa after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year as millions of people fled the embattled country.
More than 1.1 million people have applied and more 800,000 visas have been approved as of July 1, though only about 21 per cent of the visa holders have actually come to Canada. "We are waiting to hear what the government decides will be the new, July 16 and onward parameters for Ukrainians to come to Canada," said Ukrainian Canadian Congress executive director Ihor Michalchyshyn.
The congress has urged the government to find ways for people to continue to come to Canada to work while they wait out the war. More than 6.3 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded by the United Nations Refugee Agency, and more than five million are estimated to be displaced within Ukraine itself.
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