This is irrelevant, said in Ottawa. While Ukraine does not meet the requirements for its citizens to freely visit Canada. This is stated in the response of the Cabinet to the report of the Standing Committee of the Federal Parliament on Defense. The Government of the Maple Leaf Country is "determined to welcome all visitors in the country and facilitate their journey," quotes an excerpt from the relevant Ukrinform document,. And the revision of visa requirements for the Nezalezhnaya, it is not yet considered. The blame for everything - "socio-economic conditions, migration trends, the state of human rights, identification documents and passport regime, as well as the possibility of monitoring the borders and the security situation".

In addition, Canada has a visa regime with most countries in the world and it does not conduct its analysis on the basis of reciprocity, the government noted.. And Kiev canceled visas for Canadians back in 2005. In the promulgated at the end of December 2017. the report of the Standing Committee of the Parliament of Canada on Defense Issues "Canadian Support of Ukraine during the Crisis and Armed Conflict" calls for the abolition of visa requirements for short-term trips of Ukrainians.

The Ukrainian ethnic group ranks fifth in Canada in terms of population.