Ukrainian Dreamer Blocked by Bureaucracy | Ottawa News

A Ukrainian refugee with a dream to become an architect faces a crushing financial barrier: Carleton University, near her home in Ottawa, now classifies her as an international student — forcing her to pay exorbitant tuition her family can’t afford. Arriving under Canada’s emergency travel program at age 13, she’s spent four years excelling in Canadian schools, yet her permanent residency application, filed over two years ago, still has a decade-long wait. She’s not alone — many Ukrainian students are caught in the same bureaucratic trap as universities phase out emergency tuition exemptions. While provincial governments claim flexibility and universities say they follow guidelines, Melana’s story exposes how emergency measures have unintended consequences, leaving refugees who’ve built lives here treated as temporary visitors — and their futures hanging in the balance.

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