The Canadian government on Thursday announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian government's crackdown on recent protests.
The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, is illuminated in the colours of the Iranian flag in a show of solidarity for protests that have erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gablesupport for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian government's crackdown on recent protests.
"Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it easier for Iranians who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams, allowing Iranians to continue studying, working or visiting family by applying for a new permit from inside Canada," the Canadian government said in a statement on Thursday.
Nationwide protests erupted in Iran last fall after the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in police custody on Sept. 16 last year. Amini was arrested in Tehran by the morality police for flouting the hijab rules, which require women to entirely cover their hair and bodies, and died in custody.
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