B.C. ready to ‘absorb as many Ukrainian refugees as we can,’ premier says
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More than one million people — more than two per cent of Ukraine's population — have fled the country in the week since Russia launched its invasion.
B.C. Premier John Horgan said Thursday the province stands ready to accommodate a potential surge in Ukrainian refugees, as fighting intensifies in the eastern European country.
“British Columbia stands ready, and it’s not just the government, it’s people. People right across the spectrum are opening their hearts and their homes to those that are having their lives turned upside down,” Horgan told reporters at his weekly media availability.
More than one million people — more than two per cent of Ukraine’s population — have fled the country in the week since Russia launched its invasion, the United Nations said Thursday.
Fighting around several major cities has grown more intense in recent days.
Horgan said he had been in contact with the Prime Minister’s Office, and that it was still unclear how many refugees the province could be asked to take.
He said Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen has been contacting non-profits and religious groups that have traditionally led previous refugee resettlement efforts.
“It’s largely driven by non-governmental organizations who are in the business of taking care of new arrivals to B.C.,” Horgan said.
“We’re going to be continuing to fund those organizations as we have in the past, and offering whatever guidance we can to the federal government about whatever numbers we can absorb here in B.C.”
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