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e-2720 (Citizenship and immigration)
E-petition
Initiated by Claude Saizonou from Windsor, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- COVID- 19 has exposed Canada’s desperate need for workers and immigrants to drive our economy;
- While many people could work from home during the pandemic, many asylum seekers and undocumented foreign nationals did not stop working and continued to provide essential, necessary support to help the sick and vulnerable;
- Many refugee claimants are already absorbed or acclimatized to Canadian system and have been employed, settled, contributing and paying taxes for many years; and
- These refugees and undocumented immigrants who have or can contribute to Canada's economy and society must be given the opportunity to continue to do so with legal status and its benefits.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to
1) Temporarily suspend deportation orders issued pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act subsection 41(a), section 19 and section 20(1)(a) to refugee claimants;
2) Allow refugees, including failed refugees, and undocumented immigrants, to apply for permanent residency in the economic categories from within Canada; and
3) Recognize the work done by undocumented migrants and refugees, and recognize any work periods interrupted by COVID-19, as part of working time requirements for permanant residency applications.
- Open for signature
- August 18, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 17, 2020, at 9:40 a.m. (EDT)
