The Federal Government is increasing the number of refugees that plan to be resettled as a result of the Civil War of Sudan, with changes that could see 7,000 more people reach Canada through several programs.
But Ottawa says that it is still impossible for Quebers to sponsor Sudan relatives to reap in that province.
On the other hand, the immigration minister, Marc Miller, says that Quebeers can now apply to reset their relatives whenever they go to another province.
The federal policy suggests that Quebec does not allow families to bring their relatives to the province, and the Office of the Quebec immigration minister, Jean-François Roberge, did not have an immediate comment.
The federal government is increasing the number of resettlement applications that will accept from 3,250 to more than 5,000, which projects that drives 10,000 people who arrive in Canada.
Miller says that the Government will also reset 4,000 Sudanese who live in dangerous conditions abroad at the end of 2026, and that the open points for 700 Sudanese to be sponsored in private.
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Violence has swept most of Sudan since April 2023, when competent government troops took arms from each other, which led to what the United Nations has called the world's largest displacement crisis and what Washington has described as a genocide in the Darfur region.
The liberals first launched the family reunification program for Canadians with relatives in Sudan in February 2024, and originally excluded anyone who lived in Quebec to be able to sponsor their Sudanese relatives.
A March 2024 folder prepared for Miller's testimony to a Chamber Committee offered this justification to exclude Quebers: “The Quebec government is responsible for selecting candidates for permanent residence in the province, with the exception of the class familiar and protected people in Canada. “
Last week, diaspora groups such as the Association of the Sudanese Canadian Community published an open letter that says that the Sudan program faces “discriminatory barriers”, including a slow launch, a lower level of financial support than the one offered to people fleeing from Afghanistan or Haiti, and process delays that have resulted in people died before they could be brought to Canada.
Miller has said that the program was created in consultation with the diaspora groups and will adjust to address the problems as they arise.
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