{"id":13825,"date":"2021-08-20T15:29:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T19:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rstp.ca\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2026-01-29T06:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:09:18","slug":"information-from-ircc-on-supporting-afghan-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rstptemp.turnbull.co\/en\/refugee-sponsorship\/latest-policy-program-update\/information-from-ircc-on-supporting-afghan-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Information from IRCC on Supporting Afghan Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has announced the resettlement of up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>This will be done through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A special immigration program for Afghan nationals, and their families, who assisted the Government of Canada; and,<\/li>\n<li>A special humanitarian program focused on resettling Afghan nationals who are <strong><u>outside<\/u><\/strong> of Afghanistan and who don\u2019t have a durable solution in a third country, which will include people such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Women leaders<\/li>\n<li>Human rights advocates<\/li>\n<li>LGBTI individuals<\/li>\n<li>Journalists and people who assisted Canadian journalists<\/li>\n<li>Immediate family members of one of the above<\/li>\n<li>Extended family members of previously resettled interpreters who assisted the Government of Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further details are available on IRCC&#8217;s website in English and French at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fimmigration-refugees-citizenship%2Fservices%2Frefugees%2Fafghanistan.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7C%7C8f1e44677b77408975fd08d9640a2e61%7Ca5827fca282b40a69875772ff7768431%7C0%7C0%7C637650817151172138%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ER3AK2iL80oxf956P13odstsqou0i8HB8%2FjFrf9Ag5g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Supporting Afghan nationals: About the special programs &#8211; 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