Immigration Minister of Quebec, Nadine Girault, said that the province will welcome Afghan refugees and help them settle in Quebec.
The Minister also clarified that about 300 Afghan refugees will come to Quebec, after finishing their quarantine in Toronto. Currently, the Government of Quebec is working with several organizations to get everything ready before the refugees arrive in order to ensure smooth resettlement.
Premier of Quebec Francois Legault said that Quebec is ready to take care of Afghan refugees, especially women facing persecution.
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August 30, 2021
Recently, Justin Trudeau announced at a press conference that Canada will help resettle at least 20,000 Afghan refugees.
Canada has already processed 3,000 applications and confirmed that there are 6,000 eligible Afghan residents that can come to Canada. Trudeau also promised to continue supporting Afghan refugees in the future.
According to Canadian Immigration Minister Mendicino, 1,100 Afghan refugees have landed in Canada successfully.
In addition, there are still 12 Canadian aircraft flying from Afghanistan to Canada. At the same time, Canada failed to evacuate Afghan families.
On August 26, 2021, at a briefing, acting Chief of the Defence Staff, Wayne Eyre, said that Canada had evacuated to safety 3,700 Canadians, permanent residents, vulnerable Afghans, and citizens of other countries.
However, according to Daniel Mills, assistant deputy minister in Canada’s immigration ministry, the Government had received 8,000 applications from Afghan residents to come to Canada.
At the same briefing, he also said that no one knows how many of those 8,000 had escaped to neighbouring countries or might have been airlifted out by allies.
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August 27, 2021
August 26, 2021
On August 24, 2021, the Government of Canada published special measures for Afghanistan that provide general guidance to officers who process the applications of Afghan refugees.
New instructions, effective from August 23, 2021, will help prioritize processing family class applications, applications from protected persons in Canada and their overseas dependents, as well as the applications of resettled Afghan refugees’ families.
According to new measures, applications of Afghan citizens who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens, persons registered under the Indian Act, or Canadian permanent residents;
and Afghan citizens’ protected persons’ applications for the permanent residence where a family member currently residing outside of Canada will be prioritized by the Canadian Government.
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August 26, 2021
