Immediate or extended family or de facto dependant of a resettled Yazidi or survivor of Daesh

We’re helping Yazidis and survivors of Daesh who’ve resettled in Canada reunite with family who are still in Iraq.

If eligible, you might be able to bring your immediate family, extended family, or de facto dependants to Canada as permanent residents.

Who can apply

Both you and your family in Iraq (the applicant) need to meet certain requirements:

Requirements for you

You must

• currently live in Canada
• be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• have come to Canada under the
  • 2016–2017 initiative for survivors of Daesh or
  • 2017 or 2019 public policies as a government-assisted refugee

Requirements for your family in Iraq (the principal applicant)

Your family (the principal applicant) must be either

an immediate family member

This is your

• spouse or common-law partner
• dependent child of the applicant or of the applicant’s spouse or partner
• a dependent child of a dependent child

an extended family member

This includes a

• child of any age (of either you or your spouse or common-law partner)
• parent
• grandparent
• grandchild
• sibling
• aunt or uncle
• great aunt or great uncle
• child of an aunt or an uncle
• niece or nephew
• current or former legal guardian

a de facto dependant

This is a person who

• is considered a key member of your family unit, and is emotionally or economically dependent on you, or
• is a combination of both that makes them a de facto member of your family, and doesn’t meet the above definition of a family member under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

They must also

• be a national of Iraq
• live in Iraq, both
  • when they apply under the public policy
  • when we make a decision on their application
• not plan to live in the province of Quebec
• not be inadmissible to Canada

Extended family members and de facto dependants must also provide a statutory declaration of their relationship to you.

How this initiative works

1. Completed We asked eligible Yazidis and survivors of Daesh in Canada to fill out a web form if they had family in Iraq they wanted to bring to Canada.
2. Completed We closed web form submissions, as we received enough to fill the available spots.
3. In progress We email eligible individuals in Canada who submitted a web form to get
   • more information about their family in Iraq

   • their consent for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to contact the members of their family in Iraq

     We continue to contact eligible individuals in Canada for more information until we reach 400 principal applicants.

     If an individual in Canada doesn’t appear eligible, they have 30 days to provide us with proof to show that they are.

4. In progress The IOM in Iraq contacts eligible family in Iraq and sends us their application.
5. In progress We process the applications and issue permanent resident visas to successful applicants.
6. In progress Successful applicants come to Canada as government-assisted refugees. They’ll get
   • income and other support for up to 1 year
   • access to resettlement support from the Resettlement Assistance Program and services from the Settlement Program
   • pre-departure and in-Canada benefits from the Interim Federal Health Program

Once we receive complete applications for 400 principal applicants, this public policy will end.