Ottawa Has Given Ukrainian Refugees More Than $750M in Supports: Document

The Canadian government has provided Ukrainian war refugees with over $753 million, according to a department of immigration document. “As of April 1, 281,052 people have been approved for payment under the Canada-Ukraine Transitional Assistance Initiative for a total anticipated payout of $753,444,000,” said an April 4 briefing note, which was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. The note said Ukrainian refugees arriving in Canada received a “direct one-time payment” of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per minor child. The department said the total cost of all federal aid for Ukrainian refugees was “over $1 billion” but did not specify how the funding was allocated. Some of the “key settlement services” listed in the document included covering flights to Canada, 14 nights’ of accommodation, language training, work and study permits, and “services targeted to the needs of women, seniors, youth and LGBTQI+persons.”...