Sean Fraser, The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that Ukrainians arriving in Canada can now apply to receive transitional financial assistance. These funds are initiated to ease Ukraine nationals and their families members their settlement in Canada, and cover their basic needs.
The benefit amount will be $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child (17 years and under), and it will be one-time payment.
Quick facts
- To qualify for the transitional financial assistance, an individual must have
- an IMM 1442 form (a visitor record, a study permit, or a work permit), containing the “CUAET-AVUCU” remark, provided by CBSA upon entering Canada
- a unique client identifier (UCI) number
- direct deposit information for a Canadian financial institution
- While the Government of Canada is expecting to issue the payment within 5 days, please allow an additional 3 to 5 days for the payment to be processed by your bank in some cases.
- Ukrainians who arrive on the 3 Government of Canada charter flights receive temporary accommodations for up to 14 nights if they do not have suitable arrangements. We are working to expand this measure to all Ukrainians arriving under the CUAET program in other key cities across the country who do not have any other accommodations.
- Between March 17 and May 25, 2022, IRCC received more than 259,000 CUAET applications, of which over 120,600 have been approved.
- Between January 1 and May 22, 2022, more than 35,455 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Canada at our land and air ports of entry. These arrival statistics cover all Ukrainian passport holders, including returning Canadian permanent residents of Ukrainian origin. Key figures are updated on a weekly basis.
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