November 9, 2026. TORONTO, ON. A delegation of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) led by Alexandra Chyczij, UCC National President, met with the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, in Toronto on November 7.
“The Ukrainian Canadian community welcomes the new measures announced by the Government that will address the backlog of Ukraine Family Reunification Pathway applications by the end of 2027. We thank Minister Metlege Diab for taking the time to hear the perspectives of the Ukrainian community – including on permanent residency pathways for Ukrainians in Canada on the CUAET visa – and look forward to continuing dialogue with the Minister,” stated Alexandra Chyczij, National President of the UCC.
The community meeting with Minister Metlege Diab, facilitated by Yvan Baker, (MP Etobicoke-Centre) was an opportunity to hear from the Minister about the 2026 Federal Budget, and the 2027-29 Immigration Levels Plan, which includes a time-limited measure to transition up to 100,000 individuals already in Canada in collaboration with provinces and territories to meet regional labour market needs.
More information about the Levels Plan is available here
The delegation led by Chyczij also thanked Minister Metlege Diab for her principled position to refuse to issue visas to the Russian hockey team for the World Junior Hockey Championships and called on the Minister to follow that same principle and ban Putin supporter Alexander Ovechkin from entering Canada.
