加拿大移民部长弗雷泽星期四宣布，联邦政府为逃离饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰人来到加拿大创造了两条新途径，这是接收“无限数量”想要离开的乌克兰人的计划的一部分。
弗雷泽说，首先，他的部门已经创建了一个新的签证类别，将允许无限数量的乌克兰人来加拿大生活、工作或学习长达两年。根据这一独特的计划被接受的人将获得开放的工作或学习许可证，雇主将自由地雇佣他们想要的多少乌克兰人。
弗雷泽说，联邦政府免除了大多数典型的签证要求，但申请人仍需要提供生物识别技术，并在前往加拿大之前进行背景审查。
弗雷泽说，国务院已经为可能涌入的乌克兰人做好了准备，在华沙、维也纳和布加勒斯特以及欧洲其他30个地方的外交机构，已经准备好了生物识别工具包和人员，以帮助有意申请的乌克兰人。加拿大也免除了所有乌克兰人的申请费用，希望利用这个项目。
弗雷泽还宣布，政府将为已经有家人在加拿大的乌克兰人提供获得永久居留权的“快速途径”。这位部长表示，“更广泛的家庭成员”将能够为希望永久移民加拿大的乌克兰人提供资助。
包括新民主党领袖贾格米特·辛格(Jagmeet Singh)在内的一些批评人士呼吁政府完全取消签证要求，允许所有乌克兰人不受阻碍地前往加拿大。
当被问及乌克兰人免签旅行的可能性时，弗雷泽表示，这类改变需要12至14周的工作才能实现，因为司法部的IT系统需要“某些改进”，航空公司也必须改变正常流程。他说，形势非常紧急，没有时间再这样拖延三个月。
弗雷泽还说，谨慎的做法是对所有申请人进行背景调查，排除任何与俄罗斯有勾结的乌克兰人。他说，全面免签证意味着一些人可能会“从缝隙中溜走”，包括与俄罗斯结盟的人，他们曾在分离地区顿巴斯袭击乌克兰军队。
（以上为中文简译，以下为英文报道的原文）
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Thursday the federal government has created two new pathways for Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country to come to Canada as part of a plan to accept an “unlimited number” of people who want to leave.
To start, Fraser said his department has created a new visa category that will allow a limitless number of Ukrainians to come to Canada to live, work or study here for up to two years. People accepted under this unique program will have an open work or study permit and employers will be free to hire as many Ukrainians as they want.
Fraser said the federal government is waiving most of the typical visa requirements, but applicants will still need to supply biometrics and undergo a background screening process before leaving for Canada.
Fraser said the department is prepared for a possible influx of Ukrainians and there are biometric kits and personnel ready to assist would-be applicants at diplomatic posts in Warsaw, Vienna and Bucharest and at 30 other locations throughout Europe. Canada is also waiving the application fees for all Ukrainians that want to avail themselves of this program.
Fraser also announced the government is introducing an “expedited path” to permanent residency for Ukrainians that already have some family in Canada. The minister said a “wider circle of family members” will be able to sponsor Ukrainians that want to come to Canada on a more permanent basis.
Some critics, including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, have called on the government to drop the visa requirement altogether to allow all Ukrainians to travel to Canada unencumbered.
Asked about the possibility of visa-free travel for Ukrainians, Fraser said that sort of change would require 12 to 14 weeks of work to implement as the department’s IT systems would need “certain renovations” and airlines would have to change their normal processes. He said the situation is urgent and there’s no time for a three-month delay of this sort.
Fraser also said it’s prudent to conduct background checks on all applicants to weed out any Ukrainians who have been Russian collaborators. He said a blanket visa waiver would mean some people could “slip through the cracks,” including people aligned with Russia who have attacked Ukrainian forces in the breakaway regions of the Donbas.
（ Edited：Michael/Carol，Reviewed：Lucia ）
