Canada to process existing Ukraine and Hong Kong permanent-residence applications

Illustrative stock image by 2H Media on Unsplash. Cropped and resized; the paperwork shown is not an immigration application.

The federal government has announced temporary measures to process existing permanent-residence applications from Ukrainians and Hong Kong residents who are already in Canada.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the 2027 plan provides for up to 32,000 admissions from the remaining Hong Kong pathway inventory and up to 18,800 admissions through the family reunification pathway for Ukrainians.

The announcement applies to applications already in the system; it is not a general reopening of the programs. Admissions remain subject to application processing and statutory requirements.

Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, published November 10, 2026.