Immigration measures and support for Ukrainians and their families

If your CUAET application was approved on or after February 4, 2024

These measures have been extended. You can continue to benefit from these temporary measures until December 31, 2024.

The deadline for many of the temporary residence immigration measures for Ukrainians and their family members was March 31, 2024. This was the last day to

However, depending on your situation, some temporary measures may still be available.

Select your situation for more information on what the deadline means for you.

Your CUAET application was approved on or after February 4, 2024

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You haven’t arrived in Canada yet

If your application under the CUAET measures was approved on or after February 4, 2024, you can travel to Canada using your approved temporary resident visa and be authorized to enter Canada under the CUAET measures.

If you were also approved for an open work permit, you will get one when you arrive in Canada.

CUAET approval letter

We’ll send you a CUAET approval letter that confirms your application was approved under the CUAET measures.

Bring this letter with you to Canada and show it to the Government of Canada officer at the Canadian port of entry.

This letter confirms to the officer that you’re eligible to benefit from many of the CUAET measures, including

  • an extended temporary stay of up to 3 years in Canada
  • access to fee-exempt study permits and open work permits

To apply for a permit, you can either

  • tell the officer at the port of entry or
  • apply from within Canada

Deadline: December 31, 2024 Extended

This is the deadline to

  • travel to Canada to receive these benefits
  • submit an application for a fee-exempt study or open work permit in Canada

You’re in Canada

You’re exempt from paying application fees when you

Deadline to submit an application: December 31, 2024 Extended

You must submit your application by this date to receive the fee exemption.

You haven’t gotten a decision on your CUAET application yet

If you applied under the CUAET measures on or before July 15, 2023, and you haven’t gotten a decision yet (an approval or a rejection), it may be due to the complexity of the application.

We’re still working on processing it as soon as possible.

If your application is approved

We’ll send you a CUAET approval letter that confirms that your application was approved under the CUAET measures.

Bring this letter with you to Canada and show it to the Government of Canada officer at the Canadian port of entry.

Once your application is approved, find more information for your situation under “Your CUAET application was approved on or after February 4, 2024.”

Your CUAET application was approved before February 4, 2024

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You arrived in Canada on or before March 31, 2024

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A new measure has been put in place to allow you to apply for the following from inside Canada:

  • a new open work permit
  • an extension of your current open work permit
  • a new study permit

Under normal circumstances, applicants can’t apply for these from inside Canada.

Apply for an open work permit or a study permit or to extend your status in Canada

Find instructions on how to apply for the following:

Standard application fees apply.

You arrived in Canada after March 31, 2024

You can continue to stay in Canada until the expiry date on your temporary resident document.

If you want to apply to extend your stay, work permit or study permit, you must apply through the regular process and you’ll have to pay standard processing fees.

Find out how to

You haven’t arrived in Canada yet

You can still travel to Canada using your approved temporary resident visa (TRV) until it expires.

If you were also approved for an open work permit, you will get one when you arrive in Canada, as long as it has not expired.

However, because the deadline to enter Canada to benefit from the CUAET measures was March 31, 2024, you

You’re in Canada as a temporary resident but not under the CUAET measures

You can continue to stay in Canada until the expiry date on your temporary resident document.

If you want to apply to extend your stay, work permit or study permit, you must apply through the regular process and you’ll have to pay standard processing fees.

Find out how to

Your application was rejected

This means you did not meet the requirements for the temporary measures.

If you’re still interested in coming to Canada, you can explore our immigration programs to see if there’s a program for you.

You didn’t submit an application to come to Canada yet

There are no temporary measures for your situation.

If you’re interested in coming to Canada, you can explore our immigration programs to see if there’s a program for you.

Permanent residence for Ukrainian nationals with family members in Canada

As of October 23, 2023, you can apply for the new permanent residence pathway for Ukrainians if you’re a Ukrainian national who is

  • in Canada, and
  • the family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Learn more about the eligibility and how to apply.

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