The federal government increases the number of refugees it plans to reinstall following the Sudan civil war, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reaching Canada thanks to various programs.
But Ottawa says that it remains impossible for Quebecers to sponsor parents in Sudan to reinstall in this province.
Instead, the Minister of Immigration Marc Miller said that Quebecers can now apply to reinstall their loved ones as long as they go to another province.
Federal policy suggests that Quebec does not allow families to bring their loved ones to the province, and the office of the Minister of Immigration in Quebec, Jean-François Roberge, has had no immediate comments.
The federal government increases the number of requests for resettlement which it will accept from 3,250 to more than 5,000, which, according to him, will lead to 10,000 people with Canada.
Miller says that the government will also reinstall 4,000 Sudanese living in dangerous conditions abroad by the end of 2026, and open places for 700 Sudanese to be sponsored by a private.
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Violence has swept away most of Sudan since April 2023, when competing government troops have taken up arms against each other, leading to the United Nations qualified the greatest crisis of world trip and what Washington described as a genocide in the Darfur region.
The Liberals first launched the family reunification program for Canadians with parents in Sudan in February 2024, and he originally excluded any person living in Quebec to be able to sponsor their Sudanese loved ones.
A March 2024 filing cabinet prepared for Miller’s testimony to a Chamber Committee offered this justification to exclude Quebecers: “The Quebec government is responsible for the selection of candidates for permanent residence in the province, at the ‘Exception of the family class and protected people in Canada. ”
Last week, diaspora groups such as the Sudanee Canadian Community Association published an open letter saying that the Sudan program faces “discriminatory obstacles”, including a slow launch, a level of financial support lower than what was offered to people fleeing from Afghanistan or Haiti, and the treatment of delays that have killed people before they could be brought to Canada.
Miller said the program had been created in consultation with diaspora groups and will be adjusted to solve problems as they arise.
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