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On September 29, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) extended the deadline to apply for special immigration measures to support Turkish and Syrian nationals in response the major earthquakes in the region in February 2023. The special measures are now extended until January 3, 2024.
Following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February 2023, the Government of Canada had introduced several immigration measures to support Turkish and Syrian nationals. Initially, the measures were set to be in effect until September 25, 2023. On September 29, 2023, IRCC announced the extension of these following measures until January 3, 2024. These measures include the following:
- Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada may be able to apply for open work permits. They are also able to move between temporary categories (i.e., from a visitor to worker).
- New and existing temporary and permanent residence applications from Turkiye and Syria, including visitor visa applications for immediate family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents, are being prioritized.
- Processing fees are being waived for Turkish and Syrian nationals who are already in Canada as temporary residents applying to extend their stays as visitors, workers, or students.
- Permanent residence applicants may not need to provide a passport or travel document, as some applicants may have lost those documents because of the earthquakes.
- Processing fees are being waived for Canadian citizens and permanent residents in Turkiye and Syria applying for temporary passports, limited-validity passports, emergency travel documents, citizenship certificates, and permanent resident travel documents.
Canada does not offer any special programs to allow those who were affected by the earthquakes to immigrate to Canada. Rather, the measures provided to support Turkish and Syrian nationals outside of Canada are limited to prioritizing applications under existing immigration categories and waiving passport requirements for some people.
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