Calls to push back deadline for Ukrainians to extend emergency visas

Calls to push back deadline for Ukrainians to extend emergency visas

February 21, 2025 5:43 pm EST.

"Push it out by four or six months," says Michael Shwec of the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, calling for the federal government to push back the March 31 deadline for Ukrainians to extend their emergency visas. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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