Leveraging the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) program to facilitate talent mobility
Journal: Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
Year: 2023

This paper examines the potential for leveraging the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) Program to facilitate the mobility of Ukrainian Information Technology (IT) professionals from Ukraine into Canada. The paper revisits the situation following Russia's invasion of Crimea (2014), the redirection of specific talent flows prior and during the pandemic and aims to assess Canada's attractiveness as a talent destination. It focuses on the implications of the war on Canada's a