An Emirates Airbus A380 passenger aircraft takes off from Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 2, 2026. Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images
Ottawa is arranging charter flights and reserving hundreds of seats on commercial airlines to help more than 2,000 Canadians who are seeking to leave the Middle East amid the Iran war.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said during an evening press conference on March 4 that more than 106,000 Canadians and permanent residents in the Middle East have registered with the Registration of Canadians Abroad service amid a conflict triggered by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran on Feb. 28.
