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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched a temporary measure making it easier for Ukrainian nationals and their family members to extend their temporary resident status in Canada.. 

These measures apply to Ukrainian nationals and their spouses and dependent family members who applied for permanent residence (PR) through the Temporary public policy to grant permanent residence to certain Ukrainian nationals with family in Canada. 

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To qualify, these individuals must fall into one of the following scenarios: 

Scenario one:  

Be in Canada with valid temporary resident status, or have applied for restoration of status within 90 days. 

Scenario two: 

Have had valid temporary resident status at the time their application for permanent residency was made and have subsequently lost that status, or have had valid temporary resident status within the 90 days of making the application for permanent residency.  
Apply within Canada on or before March 31, 2026. 

Foreign nationals in scenario two are also exempt from inadmissibility on account of having worked or studied without authorization or having overstayed in Canada, and are exempt from the usual requirements for restoration of status, including the 90-day time frame. 

These temporary measures are in place until March 31, 2027. 

Ukrainian nationals can apply for any of the above even if they have yet to receive an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) on their PR application. 

Typically, IRCC requires individuals to apply for a work permit or study permit from outside Canada, with certain exemptions.  

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