Information from IRCC on Supporting Afghan Nationals
Canada has announced the resettlement of up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals to Canada.
This will be done through:
- A special immigration program for Afghan nationals, and their families, who assisted the Government of Canada; and,
- A special humanitarian program focused on resettling Afghan nationals who are outside of Afghanistan and who don’t have a durable solution in a third country, which will include people such as:
- Women leaders
- Human rights advocates
- LGBTI individuals
- Journalists and people who assisted Canadian journalists
- Immediate family members of one of the above
- Extended family members of previously resettled interpreters who assisted the Government of Canada
Further details are available on IRCC’s website in English and French at: