{"id":132962,"date":"2024-01-23T13:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/how-many-palestinians-will-come-to-canada-under-temporary-pathway\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:46:36","slug":"how-many-palestinians-will-come-to-canada-under-temporary-pathway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/how-many-palestinians-will-come-to-canada-under-temporary-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Palestinians Will Come To Canada Under Temporary Pathway?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is hinting more Palestinians may be given temporary visas to come to Canada than are currently allowed with the 1,000-person limit on temporary resident visas<\/a> for those trying to flee the Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is conventional for a number of these programs to have an internal number that is established,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was one that we thought at the outset, in the context of something being done in a relatively short period of time understanding that it\u2019s a war zone in Gaza, was something to manage flow, understand what the numbers are, and then, you know, remain flexible on the fly if we do see numbers that exceed that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palestinians in\u00a0Gaza\u00a0who have relatives who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Canada willing to support them for one year have been able to apply for temporary resident visas as of Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese new measures provide a humanitarian pathway to safety and recognize the importance of keeping families together given the ongoing crisis,\u201d Miller said earlier this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will continue to monitor the situation in\u00a0Gaza\u00a0very closely as it evolves and adapt our response accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Oct. 7, the Hamas terrorist group which controls Palestine, launched a surprise attack on Israel, crossing the Jewish state\u2019s borders and killing 1,200 people. Since then, an estimated 6,900 other Israelis have been injured.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s retaliation has been swift and intense. As the war rages on, the death toll has climbed to roughly 23,000, most of them Palestinians, and much of northern\u00a0Gaza\u00a0is now in ruins.<\/p>\n

Ottawa has responded by opening up a new pathway to help Palestinians flee their war-torn homeland to the safety of Canada with temporary resident visas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the new measure to provide a temporary safe haven for Palestinians directly affected by the crisis in\u00a0Gaza, eligible family members include a spouse, common-law partner, child, grandchild, sibling, parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, as well as their immediate family members (spouse, common-law partner, dependent child and dependent child of a dependent child).<\/p>\n

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