People who help visiting Ukrainians will be promoted in Canada. They will be given many benefits including tax credits. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has said that Canada’s federal government is considering providing financial aid in the form of tax credits to Canadians seeking to help Ukrainians fleeing the war. Fraser said that after seeing Canadians giving their homes and other aid, the government is working with non-profit organizations on how to promote it so that more people come forward to help Ukrainians.
Earlier this week, it was announced by Fraser that Ukrainians wishing to come to Canada could temporarily stay for three years instead of the previously announced two years. He said the Canada-Ukraine Authority for Emergency Situations Program is now accepting applications from Ukrainians and members of any nationality and providing them with temporary residency and access to work or study in Canada. The government is also setting up a job bank so that Canadian employers can post available jobs and hire Ukrainians.
For those looking to permanently reside in Canada, the government is establishing a separate Family Reunification Pathway with the help of Ukrainian-Canadian community groups. On Friday, Fraser said more than 9,000 Ukrainians have come to Canada since the end of January, with almost the same number of applications still in process. Fraser said the government was also considering airlifting a large number of Ukrainian refugees.