His family is fleeing war and plans to join him in Canada, paying thousands in fees. But he’s shocked at how the government has handled the plans

Ottawa’s humanitarian program for Sudanese people displaced by war has resettled barely a quarter of its 10,000-person target in more than two years. Immigration officials estimate the remaining applications won’t be finalized until late 2028.

Abu Elhassan was hopeful that his family would be quickly resettled to Canada when the government rolled out its one-time humanitarian program to provide safe refuge to those displaced by Sudan’s civil war.