Possible Strike Action by IRCC employees starting mid-April

[shiremag]

Services partially or fully disrupted
In the event of a labour disruption, like most Government of Canada services, most IRCC services would be impacted. You should expect delays with:

• processing applications
• in-person appointments or events including citizenship ceremonies
• contacting IRCC via email, phone or social media
• consular citizenship and passport services
• passport services in Canada

As we learn more about a possible labour disruption, we will continue to update this page to tell you how services may be impacted.

See more here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

 

[akhileshtekchand]

Services partially or fully disrupted
In the event of a labour disruption, like most Government of Canada services, most IRCC services would be impacted. You should expect delays with:

• processing applications
• in-person appointments or events including citizenship ceremonies
• contacting IRCC via email, phone or social media
• consular citizenship and passport services
• passport services in Canada

As we learn more about a possible labour disruption, we will continue to update this page to tell you how services may be impacted.

See more here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

Is there a source for this news/event?

 

[shiremag]

Is there a source for this news/event?

Source is included in the above post! It's a link from the IRCC website see below:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

 

[akhileshtekchand]

Source is included in the above post! It's a link from the IRCC website see below:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

Thanks, missed that.
This is not great, not sure what happens to oaths already scheduled, as well as when time comes to apply for new passports.
Not to mention applications being processed right now.

 

[shiremag]

Thanks, missed that.
This is not great, not sure what happens to oaths already scheduled, as well as when time comes to apply for new passports.
Not to mention applications being processed right now.

The strike hasn't started yet. We'll have to wait and watch. Hopefully, they will resolve it soon

 

[firstax]

The people who did not work for 2 years while being paid full salaries now want to go on strike. Lmao, I should switch from the private sector to a government job.

 

[yyzstudent]

The people who did not work for 2 years while being paid full salaries now want to go on strike. Lmao, I should switch from the private sector to a government job.

The irony is that you need to be a citizen to work for the government.

 

[forw.jane]

Services partially or fully disrupted
In the event of a labour disruption, like most Government of Canada services, most IRCC services would be impacted. You should expect delays with:

• processing applications
• in-person appointments or events including citizenship ceremonies
• contacting IRCC via email, phone or social media
• consular citizenship and passport services
• passport services in Canada

As we learn more about a possible labour disruption, we will continue to update this page to tell you how services may be impacted.

See more here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

Really sad news
Services maintained section in the link says - mail applications to IRCC
God only knows till when these application will be untouched and how many things will get misplaced.

 

[sj1234567]

Utterly frustrating. No accountability. No transparency. Just statistics and data points and repeated statements.

 

[oboyzee]

What the heck is wrong with this people? Not when my citizenship ceremony turns to be in progress and probably schedule for oath do they wana go on strike??

 

[Bob1321]

wow not cool...

 

[dryiceman]

Sadge

 

[pinemaple]

Did some searching and it looks like a similar strike happened in 2013. Foreign service officers went on strike in the visa centers abroad affecting student and other temp. visa applications. Went on from June to end of September. Hopefully that isn't the case this time.

 

[yyzstudent]

Did some searching and it looks like a similar strike happened in 2013. Foreign service officers went on strike in the visa centers abroad affecting student and other temp. visa applications. Went on from June to end of September. Hopefully that isn't the case this time.

Yep. And guess who applied for a study permit smack in the middle of that? Got it in 3 weeks.

 

[yyzstudent]

This strike isn’t just IRCC. it’s pretty much all of the canada.ca departments. CRA, E.I., etc. it’s been in the news for a while.