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e-3765 (Citizenship and immigration)

E-petition
Initiated by Tiffany St Pierre from Calgary, Alberta

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:
  • The Government of Canada has made a commitment to resettle up to 40,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals in Canada;
  • Many Afghan nationals put themselves in harm's way to aid the Canadian government in various roles (not limited to interpreters) supporting the Canadian mission in Afghanistan;
  • Extended family members of these Afghan nationals who held various roles supporting the Canadian mission in Afghanistan are now being heavily targeted and persecuted by the Taliban; and
  • Canada has a moral obligation to assist the extended family members of these Afghan nationals who are now at a high risk of being killed by the Taliban.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Immediately expand eligibility for Afghan refugee status to the extended family members of all Afghan nationals who supported the Canadian mission in Afghanistan, including, but not limited to, interpreters;
2. Further expedite the application processing of these Afghan nationals and their extended families (including Afghan human rights activists) by enacting an emergency immigration measure that grants a Temporary Residence Permit and temporary travel document, suspending the usual documentation requirements until they are safely in Canada;
3. Expand the family reunification stream to include extended family members;
4. Provide additional allocation of spaces to Sponsorship Agreement Holders; and
5. Open up all privately sponsored refugee streams and waive the requirement for Refugee Status Determination documentation (for Group of Five and Community Sponsors).
Open for signature
January 12, 2022, at 7:53 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
March 13, 2022, at 7:53 a.m. (EDT)
Photo - Jenny Kwan
Vancouver East
New Democratic Party Caucus
British Columbia