{"id":119146,"date":"2023-04-21T12:46:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-welcomes-30000th-afghan-refugee-since-fall-of-country-to-taliban\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:46:17","slug":"canada-welcomes-30000th-afghan-refugee-since-fall-of-country-to-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-welcomes-30000th-afghan-refugee-since-fall-of-country-to-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Welcomes 30,000th Afghan Refugee Since Fall Of Country To Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has welcomed the 30,000th<\/sup> Afghan refugee and is now three-quarters of the way to its goal of bringing 40,000 of these foreign nationals from under the clutches of the Taliban and to the safety of Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Canada marks a milestone in its long-standing humanitarian tradition by welcoming over 30,000 vulnerable Afghans to their new home,\u201d tweeted Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an ambitious achievement as we work towards our goal of resettling 40,000 Afghans by 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest newcomers landed in Toronto on a charter flight from Pakistan and included Afghans who supported Canada\u2019s mission in Afghanistan, family members of former Afghan interpreters, and privately-sponsored refugees arriving through the humanitarian stream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under Canada\u2019s humanitarian resettlement program, those deemed to be the most vulnerable among the Afghans, including women leaders, human rights defenders, persecuted and religious minorities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and journalists, are given priority.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlthough the Afghanistan resettlement effort is one of the largest and most difficult in Canada\u2019s history, we remain committed to maximizing every opportunity to support these vulnerable Afghans in their transition to a better life in Canada,\u201d said Fraser.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis milestone is a testament to the incredible work of governments, stakeholders and non-governmental organizations and underscores our belief that welcoming refugees is an integral part of who we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IRCC has developed several special programs and measures to bring Afghan to Canada out of recognition for the help they provided during Canada\u2019s combat role and, later, its peacekeeping missions in\u00a0Afghanistan\u00a0from 2001 through to 2021.<\/p>\n

During those missions,\u00a0158 Canadian Armed Forces members died in the cause of peace and freedom in\u00a0Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

After the Taliban fundamentalist Islamic group finally seized control of the country in mid-August, 2021, many Afghans sought to escape out of fear of retribution for their help of Canada\u2019s missions and support for western democratic freedoms.<\/p>\n

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The IRCC has made it easier to sponsor\u00a0Afghan\u00a0refugees\u00a0through the humanitarian program, allowing groups of five and community sponsors to\u00a0sponsor\u00a0Afghan\u00a0refugees\u00a0without having to submit a\u00a0refugee\u00a0status determination document\u00a0if this document isn\u2019t available.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe safe and dignified resettlement of refugees globally has been a central part of International Organization for Migration\u2019s (IOM) work for more than 70 years and we are proud to be part of Canada\u2019s efforts to provide a new home for tens of thousands of vulnerable Afghans,\u201d said IOM director general Ant\u00f3nio Vitorino.<\/p>\n

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