Visitor visa application process for Ukrainians, explained
March 15, 2022Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 3, 2022, the Government of Canada announced special measures to assist Ukrainian citizens to come into Canada, including a simplified Visitor Visa application process. The details relating to these measures are expected to be released within the next two weeks. Andriy Semotiuk, Immigration attorney in Toronto, shared information about the standard Visitor Visa application procedure that currently applies to Ukrainians who want to come to Canada to escape Russia’s war. Below is a summary of Visitor Visa application process for Ukrainians. One of key issues that Ukrainians coming to Canada as visitors in the…
Ukrainian mayors respond to Russian bombing in their cities
Reading Time: 4 minutes Amid the indiscriminate bombing of civilians and civilian infrastructure, Ukrainian cities at the center of Russia’s war against Ukraine urge the West to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The shortage of supplies, interruptions of utilities…
Ukrainian and Baltic youth meet Emergency Preparedness Minister
Reading Time: 4 minutes At the outset of the Russian threat against Ukraine, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed two groups within the cabinet to monitor the situation and respond appropriately. One is incident response group which virtually meet daily…
Ukrainian students in Toronto seek support during the war
Reading Time: 3 minutes Russia’s war against Ukraine forced students of Ukrainian descent in Toronto to deal with the mental toll of the war while doing their schoolwork. Many have faced difficulties getting extensions as they were trying to reach…
Minister of Immigration briefs UCC in an urgent meeting
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Ukrainian Canadian Congress met with Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada Sean Fraser on Friday to discuss how the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada supports Ukrainians in response to Russia’s war…
Russia’s open war against Ukraine can help nation-building: expert
Reading Time: 4 minutes Russia’s open war against Ukraine can become the most effective tool of Ukrainian nation-building, an expert at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies believes. “Ukraine managed to ‘settle a score’ with its communist past, and it…
UCC Toronto awards scholarships to commemorate milestone
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Toronto Branch awarded eight young members of the Ukrainian community in Toronto with scholarships to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the branch. “It is very, very important for our organization and our…
Russian aggression against Ukraine: What is at stake?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent Russian recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic may be a worthwhile price for Ukraine’s chance at consolidated statehood and European democracy, a British-Ukrainian political analyst believes. “Russia is out…
Diplomacy is still the way to go, experts believe
Reading Time: 3 minutes Russian troops have entered eastern Ukraine, but some international experts still believe that diplomacy is the best approach in deterring Russian aggression against Ukraine. “Even before the scale of the Russian build-up was fully understood, U.S.…
UWC establishes Community Development and Advocacy Fund
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a historical first, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has established the Community Development and Advocacy Fund to support Ukrainian NGOs in the Diaspora. The fund was launched in 2022 with an initial donation of $50,000…
Ukraine’s potential humanitarian needs in case of invasion
Reading Time: 4 minutes The greatest humanitarian needs in Ukraine are on the line of contact between Ukraine and uncontrolled territories, said Director of Ukrainian human rights organization “Right to Protection” Aleksandr Galkin. “Every day our staff encounters people very…
