Advocates say there are Afghans who aided Canada’s missions still desperate to leave the country, as the federal government nears its cap for relocating Afghans and their families to Canada
The federal government is nearing its cap for relocating Afghans and their families to Canada through a special immigration program for those who worked with Canada’s military or government in Afghanistan.
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser would not say whether the government has received additional referrals beyond the special program’s 18,000-person scope. After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August, 2021, the Liberal government promised it would admit 40,000 Afghans to Canada., as of last week, 16,645 Afghans have been admitted to Canada since last August. This includes 7,205 through the special immigration measures program, which was announced a year ago.
“We would like the government to leave the [special immigration measures] program open as long as it takes to make sure that everybody that’s eligible can come to Canada,” he said. “We don’t think there should be a cap on it – or a time limit.”
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