From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Canadian government remains committed to assisting Ukrainians and their families. Since initiating the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET), over 71,000 applications have been approved. To address questions from applicants and facilitate their transition, Canada is enhancing its services in Europe.<\/p>\n May 4, 2022\u2014Warsaw, Poland\u2014<\/strong>Canada has launched the Canada Information Centre (CI Centre) in Warsaw, offering in-person support to Ukrainian applicants. This center, co-located with the Canadian Biometric Operations Centre (CBOC), provides vital information in Ukrainian, English, and French about pre- and post-arrival services in Canada.<\/p>\n The CBOC, operational since April 19, 2022, was visited by the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. The center addresses the rising demand for biometric appointments for those applying to Canada. Additionally, a new temporary center in Berlin, Germany, aims to process up to 1,000 biometrics daily, enhancing overall capacity to approximately 6,600 appointments per day across the EU.<\/p>\n Minister Fraser expressed gratitude to Canadian Armed Forces and Polish Defense Forces at refugee reception centers. Their efforts are crucial in aiding Ukrainians fleeing the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n As Ukrainians bravely defend their nation, Canada pledges to offer safe refuge and ongoing support before, during, and after their arrival.<\/p>\n \u201cThe launch of the Canada Information Centre enhances our ability to support Ukrainians and their families. We thank Poland for assisting our operations in Warsaw.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aidan Strickland<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> Find more details by exploring keywords related to Government and Politics<\/a>, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a>, Canada<\/a>, and Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Government of Canada is steadfast in its commitment to help Ukrainians and their family members. Since the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) was launched, Canada has approved more than 71,000 applications. We recognize that many Ukrainians may have questions after they submit their applications and their biometric information, and Canada is expanding services on the ground in Europe to better support those who wish to seek temporary safe haven in Canada. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Expanded Services for Ukrainians in Need<\/h2>\n
The Role of the Biometric Operations Centres<\/h2>\n
Support from Canadian and Polish Forces<\/h3>\n
Statements from Canadian Leadership<\/h2>\n
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Key Details on Canada’s Support for Ukrainians<\/h2>\n
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Further Information and Assistance<\/h2>\n
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Contact Information<\/h2>\n
Press Secretary
Minister\u2019s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
aidan.strickland@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n
Communications Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nLearn More About Canada’s Efforts<\/h2>\n