And it continues: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/30/cypl-d30.html

immigrated to Canada during the Cold War.

Also yes, but my link shows the west actively rescued and evacuated the worst SS nazis even during the war and sent them there.
Others followed later.
They figured it was a good way to counter the left-wing sentiments many earlier immigrants had. Ironically many of them Ukrainian communists.
Here's a good read on how it evolved and how they now have power:
https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/26/canadian-conservative-party-bandera-canada/
Good luck over there.