On June 2, 2022, the Government of Canada announced the arrival of the third charter flight carrying Ukrainian nationals. 319 Ukrainians and their families arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and were welcomed by Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, and Jill Balser, Nova Scotia Minister of Labour, Skills, and Immigration. On May 23 and 29, the first and second charter flights brought 643 Ukrainians to Canada. These charters were open to Ukrainian nationals and their family members who had been accepted through the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program.
