Outside-of-Canada families of Canadian victims of air disasters: About the public policy

About the public policy

We’ve put a temporary public policy in place to help families of Canadian victims of recent air disasters who are outside Canada.

The policy lets some of these relatives apply for a permanent resident visa. The air disasters include:

• Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
• Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

About the process

If you meet the eligibility criteria of the public policy, you can apply for a permanent resident visa.

Once we receive your application, we’ll check that

• it’s complete
• you meet the eligibility criteria

If we confirm you’re eligible, we’ll

• invite you and your family members to have
  • medical exams
  • criminal and security checks
• tell you our decision when we’ve processed your application