The federal government increases the number of refugees that it plans to resettle as a result of the civil war of Sudan, with changes that can see 7,000 other people arrive in Canada through various programs.
But Ottawa says it remains impossible for Kepeus to take care of relatives from Sudan for resettlement in that province.
Instead, Immigration Secretary Mark Miller says that they can now apply for their relatives as long as they go to another boycott.
Federal policy indicates that Quebec does not allow families to bring its relatives to the boycott, and that the office of the Minister of Immigration in Quebec Jean -Francois Roberts had no immediate comment.
The federal government increases the number of resettlement requests that will accept it from 3,250 to more than 5,000, which will lead to 10,000 people who arrive in Canada.
Miller says the government will also resettle 4000 Sudanese living in dangerous conditions abroad by the end of 2026, and 700 Sudanese will be sponsored from the private sector.
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Violence has invaded most of Sudan since April 2023, when the competing government forces took weapons against each other, which led to what the United Nations described as the largest displacement crisis in the world and what Washington described as ancient in the Darfur region.
For the first time the liberals launched a family reunification program for Canadians who had relatives in Sudan in February 2024, originally excluded anyone who lives in Quebec from being able to care for their Sudanese relatives.
A documented offer in March 2024, which was prepared for Miller’s certificate to the House of Representatives Committee, this logical basis for the exclusion of Quebis: “The Quebec government is responsible for choosing candidates for permanent residence in the province, with the exception of the family class and protected persons in Canada.”
Last week, the diaspora groups such as the Sudanese Canadian Society Association issued an open letter saying that the Sudan program faces “discriminatory barriers”, including a slow launch, and a lower level of financial support than what was provided to people who flee from Afghanistan or Haiti, treatment, and treatment The delays that led to the death of people before they were brought to Canada.
Miller said the program was created in consultation with diaspora groups and will be modified to address problems when it appears.
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