(Winnipeg) The first of three charter flights to carry Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion to Canada is scheduled to land in Manitoba on Monday afternoon.
Posted at 10:16 a.m.
The flight is scheduled to land around 2 p.m. at Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser says the three flights were expected to help bring about 92,000 Ukrainians approved for emergency stay in Canada. Two weeks ago, Minister Fraser said he expected that number to continue to rise.
The second plane flight will leave for Montreal from Poland on May 29 and the third, bound for Halifax, will take off on June 2.
These charter flights are in addition to commercial options, subsidized by a special fund, that are available to Ukrainians fleeing the war.
The Government of Canada has already allowed the arrival of thousands of Ukrainians since the first attack by Russian military forces at the end of February.
Manitoba said refugees will be taken to the province’s Ukrainian refugee reception center to receive settlement assistance after arrival.