Canada started raising funds to buy Bayraktar drone for Ukraine
Canadians, following the example of Lithuania, Poland and Norway, have started crowdfunding campaigns to buy the Turkish Bayraktar strike drone for Ukraine. Source: UhelpUkraine organization Canadians aim to raise C$7 million (around $5.5 million) to buy the drone for Ukraine before country’s Independence Day on August 24. “With each...
Canada will provide Ukraine with 39 armoured vehicles and drone cameras
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after the NATO summit in Madrid said that his country would send more than 30 armoured vehicles and several new drone cameras to Ukraine. Source: Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau “In the face of Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine — an attack on democracy, human rights, freedom, and security...
Canada allowed the confiscation of Russian assets and their transfer to the reconstruction of Ukraine
The Canadian government will be allowed to confiscate and dispose of the assets of individuals and organizations that have been sanctioned by Russiaʼs invasion of Ukraine to use these funds to support Ukraine. Source: Minister of Finance of Canada Chrystia Freeland “The law allows the Government of Canada to “take economic action...
Ukraine received a $ 773 million loan from Canada, -Ukraine’s Minister of Finance
The Ukrainian government has received a 1 billion Canadian dollar (USD 773 million) loan from Canada on concessional terms. For the first time, Ukraine received funds through the mechanism of the administrative account of the International Monetary Fund. Source: Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko The Ukrainian administration stated that...
Canada and the United States will “double control” over exports of goods to Russia
Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino said that the US and Canadian border services would step up efforts to control exports to Russia of goods and services that help the economy of the aggressor country. Source: Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino “Canada will stand firm against Russian aggression, whether it’s...
Canada launches new program to support refugees from Ukraine
Ukrainian refugees arriving in Canada can claim $ 3,000 in government funding. Source: Canadia Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser “Our commitment to Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s illegal war doesn’t stop once they’ve arrived in Canada. We will continue to help those seeking refuge life and thrive in communities...
Canada to provide $ 210 million loan to Ukraine
Canada will provide Ukraine with $ 250 million in loans (about $ 210 million) through the International Monetary Fund. Source: Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland “Canada has announced an additional $ 250 million loan to Ukraine through an IMF account.” It is noted that together with these funds, the total amount that Canada...
The United States and Canada have approved the necessary legislative acts on the payment of reparations by Russia to Ukraine
Ukraine has already begun work to prepare for the payment of reparations by Russia for damages, but legally this process will not be easy. Source: Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva “We know that such mechanisms have been applied to some countries. The fact that this will not be easy to do legally is true,...
Canada abolished tariffs on Ukrainian metallurgical products
Canada has suspended an order imposing 77% anti-dumping duties on metallurgical products from Ukraine. Source: Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yulia Kovaliv “Since August 2001, flat hot-rolled carbon products originating in Ukraine have been subject to a 77% duty on Canada, effectively depriving our producers of an economic incentive to...
Heads of US, British, German and French embassies met in Kyiv for the first time since war
A meeting of Heads of diplomatic missions of the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany took place in Kyiv on May 13 for the first time since Russia was against Ukraine. Source: US Embassy “The Quad is back! High-level embassy reps met in Kyiv for the first time since the war began. United with Ukraine and its supporters...