Feds using ‘new strategy’ to help those impacted by Turkey, Syria earthquakes
On Saturday, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced at a press conference in Mississauga, Ont., that Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada can apply to extend their status with no charge, effective March 29. They can also apply for open work permits that will allow them to stay in Canada for up to three years.Canada will also waive the need to have a passport or travel document to be approved for a permanent resident visa, given some of those affected may have lost the documents.
Canada has been processing permanent and temporary residence applications from those affected by the earthquakes on a priority basis. As of Feb. 8, close to 16,000 applications from Syria and Turkey were in progress, with 1,700 of those involving people from the impacted areas, according to the government.“For those who apply for a temporary residency visa, we will be able to treat their applications with priority processing,” Fraser said at the press conference.
“ special measures that we’re implementing, internal to our system, to provide guidance to our officers to facilitate the approval of their cases so they can come to Canada.”Story continues below advertisement Fraser said the government has learned from its efforts to accept people escaping Ukraine after the Russian invasion of their country last year. The government offered temporary protection to large numbers of people from Ukraine much faster than it could through ordinary refugee resettlement programs, he said.“We’re using a new strategy to help facilitate the arrival of people who find themselves in those situations ordinarily may not be approved to come to Canada,” he said.
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