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e-2083 (Immigration)

E-petition
Initiated by Nafiya Naso from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:
  • The Yazidi people have suffered genocide and many have only recently been released from ISIS;
  • Many Yazidis in Iraq already have family in Canada now and have no local durable solutions;
  • Family reunification is a key component of integration;
  • Most Yazidis have lost members of their immediate family, especially male family members; and
  • The One Year Window of Opportunity Provision only allows refugees to sponsor children and spouses.
We, the undersigned, Canadians, call upon the Government of Canada to expand the definition of family to include extended family members for Yazidi refugees given that they are genocide survivors and given that many of their immediate family members are deceased or missing in action and to immediately clear the backlog in the existing sponsorship cases under the One Year Window provision for children.
Open for signature
March 1, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
June 29, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Michelle Rempel
Calgary Nose Hill
Conservative Caucus
Alberta