On September 28, 2023, the Government of Canada announced the closure of the temporary visa application centres (VACs) in Bratislava, Budapest, and Krakow on September 30, 2023, and Prague on October 19, 2023. In addition to the permanent Warsaw VAC, the application centers in Vienna (Austria), Lviv, and Kyiv (Ukraine) will also continue serving clients. The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) was launched on March 17, 2022, to allow Ukrainians and their immediate family members to come to Canada as temporary residents for up to three years.