I mean, even after the war is over, the country/economy is still destroyed and must be rebuilt. Easier to stay in canada where you built a new life already.
And from a selfish perspective as a Canadian, I would welcome Ukrainian immigrants as a benefit to Canada. Many Western countries are going to be increasingly dependent on immigration in the future to keep our demographics healthy.
But Ukraine needs that too, and rebuilding will need people there too. So I’m kind of on the fence about what I would advise in this case.
No shit. Can you blame 'em?!
Huge Ukrainian diaspora already, their country destroyed and will be rebuilding for decades, life already started in a new place. No wonder they want to stay.
And they should be allowed to. What else are they supposed to do? They don’t exactly have much to go back home to.
I think I’d pick Canada over any former Eastern Bloc country as well.
I would take canada over the us if I could magically move my job and condo over.
Have you ever been to an eastern bloc country before, or are you basing this on shitty american movies?
lol you can’t have an opinion about a country if you’ve never been there? Wtf is that
And what opinion is that, which OP had? That every “eastern block” country sucks balls and is worthless to live in? You might want to at least visit a country before calling it that.
Seeing how Canada treats non-whites and First Nations would put it low on my list actually.
Pathfinders conducted a survey from Sept. 5-12 of 1,200 Ukrainian families displaced by the war – about 3,600 people – that showed 90 per cent of them want to become permanent residents. Even if the war ended now, the survey found, 79 per cent would still prefer to stay in Canada.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war in their homeland for safety in Canada under a temporary visa program are pressing Ottawa to allow them to settle here permanently.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, 2022, the Canadian government swiftly enacted the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET), allowing an unlimited number of Ukrainians fleeing the war to work, study and stay in Canada for up to three years.
Mr. Miller told The Globe and Mail that Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, Yuliya Kovaliv, has made it clear to him that Kyiv wants Ukrainians to return home.
The Pathway survey found 68 per cent said they would make remittances to family members or organizations supporting rebuilding efforts once the war ends.
“In November, 2023, the province made it possible for more displaced Ukrainians to settle permanently in Saskatchewan by expanding eligibility requirements under the Existing Work Permit stream of the SINP.”
Previously, only newcomers in highly skilled occupations and designated trades were eligible, but Ukrainians in entry-level jobs can apply.
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