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Canada Arranges Commercial Flights to Evacuate Citizens from Israel and Iran

Anita Anand says Ottawa has placed consular officials at border crossings to assist evacuees after the region’s airports closed.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, June 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Smokes raises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
People wait after crossing from Iran into Turkey at Gurbulak Bazargan border post in Gurbulak, Turkey, on Monday.
The Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv on Thursday. Thursday's announcement announcement is to designed to help Canadians caught up in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Overview

  • Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa is coordinating commercial flights from countries bordering Israel and Iran to evacuate Canadian citizens after regional airports closed.
  • Canada has deployed consular officials at key land crossings to provide on-the-ground assistance to evacuees fleeing the conflict zone.
  • Ottawa is examining additional evacuation strategies, including potential support from allied nations, to bolster its commercial flight efforts.
  • Canadians in Israel, Iran and neighbouring states are being asked to register with Global Affairs Canada to receive real-time travel and safety updates.
  • Ottawa’s current operation builds on last year’s commercial evacuation mission that safely brought Canadians home from Lebanon without a military airlift.