Ukraine: Program delivery instructions

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

The Prime Minister announced on February 23, 2022, that the Government of Canada has taken a strong stance against Russia’s attack on Ukraine and is committed to helping Ukrainian nationals and their family members overseas and in Canada.

As per the Minister’s announcement on March 22, 2023, the Government of Canada had extended the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET). This means that

As of July 16, 2023, IRCC is no longer accepting new temporary resident visa (TRV) applications under the CUAET measures. July 15, 2023 was the last day to apply for a TRV under the CUAET measures. Although new intake closed on July 15th, the entire CUAET inventory will be processed to completion, and CUAET clients will have until March 31, 2024 to travel to Canada to receive CUAET-related facilitation and in-Canada supports.

Clients with CUAET visas who do not arrive by March 31, 2024 can still travel to Canada, but will do so as regular TRV holders.

These program delivery instructions inform Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff on the delivery of the post July 15 processing of Ukrainian nationals and their family members seeking temporary residence in Canada.

Note: Following subsection 1(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, family members are defined as

  • (a) a spouse or common-law partner
  • (b) a dependent child of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner
  • (c) a dependent child of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b)

Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) measures (Intake from March 17, 2022 to July 15, 2023)

Program-specific special measures

General processing

Post July 15, 2023: Regular temporary resident visa processing for Ukrainian nationals and their family members

These program delivery instructions (PDIs) provide operational guidance related to special measures to support Ukrainian nationals and their foreign national family members seeking temporary residence in Canada following the conclusion of CUAET intake on July 15, 2023.

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