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e-4343 (Citizenship and immigration)
E-petition
Initiated by Nikoletta Arghandewal from Toronto, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Citizens of Syria and Turkey have arrived at Canada and made various applications for residency. They are refugee claimants, protected persons, permanent residents and failed refugee claimants under removal;
- They are professionals and skilled workers. Amid COVID-19, Canada developed extreme labor shortages and launched multiple programs to solve the issue. These individuals could help to fill the labor shortage; and
- Their family members could enter Canada.
We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Temporary 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 for 6 months initially with periodic review;
2. Allow refugees, failed refugee claimants and immigrants from Turkey and Syria to apply for permanent residency under a temporary pathway program;
3. Recognize the work done by these individuals and expedite issuance of work permits;
4. Expedite visa and PR processing for their family members in Turkey and Syria; and
5. Establish a Temporary Humanitarian Visa program (Haiti 2010) for those with no family in Canada from Turkey and Syria for 6-12 months with open work permit.
- Open for signature
- March 2, 2023, at 11:11 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- April 1, 2023, at 11:11 a.m. (EDT)
