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As I'm roughly the same age as those in question, I remember this era very well and, accordingly, don't believe you can substantiate that they received any official and/or governmental 'welcome' because there never was one.

Most certainly some on the political left welcomed them but, to claim this constituted anything official or formal, is like saying that those 'welcoming' illegals and other assorted riff-raff into the U.S. today are doing so on your behalf or that of your government.

Bear in mind that our WW2 and Korean War Vets were still both numerous and in their relative prime within this time-frame and you can well imagine what most of them said very loudly and publicly about these traitorous vermin.

They were subject to prosecution and jail time for desertion and draft evasion. I too was around at the time and had an acquaintance or two that contemplated fleeing to Canada to avoid military service. They didn't because Nixon ended the draft but had they done so they knew no one in Canada would send them home or refuse to allow them to stay.

Maybe it wasn't offical Canadian policy signed off on by the PM but it might as well have been since not one I've ever heard of was refused sanctuary.