Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, said that 170,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in the country since the beginning of 2022. TASS.
“About 170,000 people have received asylum since the beginning of last year,” Frazier said.
He added that he expects information to be clarified on whether the stay of Ukrainian refugees under a special program will be extended after March 31 – most likely, the country’s authorities will extend this program, Fraser noted.
Earlier, it was learned that the administration of US President Joe Biden took the decision. to lengthen Humanitarian status for Ukrainian refugees entering the country via Mexico.
According to Reuters, the US Department of Homeland Security reported that in early 2022, approximately 25,000 Ukrainian refugees entered the US through the Mexican border.