CIMM – Immigration Responses to Recent Crises – Afghanistan – November 25, 2024

Key Messages

• The Afghan Resettlement Initiative streams include: (1) Special Immigration Measures for Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada and (2) the family-based pathways for extended family members of former Afghan interpreters and for Language and Cultural Advisors; and (3) the humanitarian program for other vulnerable groups (e.g., women leaders, LGBTQI+ people, human rights defenders, journalists, and members of religious and ethnic minorities).
• Intake for these pathways is now closed.
• Our focus is on processing eligible applications already received under the Afghan Resettlement Initiative on a priority basis, as well as ensuring that Afghans welcomed to Canada receive effective settlement services to support their integration into their new communities.