On March 26, 2026, e-petition e-6866 was officially submitted to the House of Commons of Canada under the Citizenship and Immigration category. The petition’s official page states that it was submitted by MP Yvan Baker of the Etobicoke Centre riding (Ontario), and the petition itself was assigned the number 451-00739.
What the petition proposes
This is important news for the Ukrainian community because the petition directly calls on the Canadian government to create a special one-time pathway to permanent residency for people already in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program and other temporary emergency immigration measures. The official text also mentions possible eligibility criteria, including the length of legal residence in Canada, work experience, economic activity, basic language and educational requirements, as well as signs of integration into Canadian society.
Confirmation in the parliamentary record
The fact that the petition was submitted is also confirmed by the Hansard parliamentary record for March 26. In it, Yvan Baker stated in the House of Commons that he was submitting a petition signed by more than 47,900 Canadians from all provinces and territories of the country. He specifically noted that the petition concerns people who arrived in Canada under temporary emergency immigration measures, such as the CUAET, who are living and working in Canada but face barriers to permanent residency under current immigration mechanisms.
Signatures and Petitioner Information
According to the petition’s official page, it opened for signatures on October 15, 2025, at 1:14 p.m. EDT, closed on February 12, 2026, at 1:14 p.m. EDT, and collected 47,933 verified signatures. The petitioner is listed as John Stadnyk of Calgary, Alberta.
What’s Next
Why does this matter in practice? Because once officially submitted, the petition moves from a public initiative to a formal parliamentary process. Under House of Commons rules, the government must respond to every petition submitted within 45 calendar days, or on the next sitting day if the House is not in session on the day the deadline expires. This means that e-6866 is now due to receive an official government response.
Why this matters for Ukrainians in Canada
In a broader sense, the submission of e-6866 demonstrates that the future of Ukrainians who arrived in Canada under the CUAET and related temporary programs remains at the center of federal political attention. This is no longer just about public appeals from the community, but about a document officially introduced into the parliamentary process with tens of thousands of verified signatures.