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Thank you for clearing this up. Although I am not in this boat really, I still feel for those who are. I am willing to participate if such a gathering happens in Toronto.

With all due respect to everyone, I am afraid that people are not replying to you because some of them do not understand your questions fully. Could you please put them in context. - Were the pending spousal sponsorships released on a Saturday? What release are you referring to? - In front of...

I must disagree here. As Depenabill pointed out, know your enemy. A brain of a typical conservative is not wired that way. You may believe that if you showcase "European" immigrants, they will become more lenient and compassionate to newcomers as a group. This is not true. Instead, they will...

Activism may help or may not in every specific case. One does not always get what they want. There is not point in discouraging it. As you put it: After all, people often become immigrants to Canada because they hope that their voices may be heard by authorities here.

Quite an interesting discussion at the bottom of this article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-couple-calls-for-automatic-extensions-after-permanent-resident-card-renewal-goes-awry-1.5640723

You emphasize the choices faced by individuals, when there are none for essential travelling. The authorities, however, are making wrong choices, in my opinion. Human body is a vessel for COVID. These vessels are travelling now. Following orders, on medical duty or otherwise doing essential...

A trip is either essential or not. Non-essential travelling is restricted regardless of the status. What is left is essential. The answer could not be rooted in avoiding unavoidable trips.

That is not what I am suggesting. You might be confusing PR status and PR card. Someone not meeting residency obligations but still holding a valid PR card can easily board an aircraft and travel to a Canadian border by plane. Then they will face the procedures accordingly. Same could apply to...

Let's say it is indeed impossible to process PR cards now. If the CIC was concerned with the health of essential travelers on expired PR cards, and all Canadians for that matter, then they would notify air carriers that expired PR cards are still valid for another year. This would also give them...

Nobody is risk free. That's not the point. The point is that expired PR card holders, who have to go abroad, are more likely to get sick themselves and bring COVID to Canada. Expired PR card holders have two options (please correct me if I am wrong): 1. Add an additional and completely...

Exactly! This is not a good reason to abandon PRs who may be vulnerable, even temporary.

I still fail to understand why CIC can not work remotely. The risk of identity theft may be higher, but the health risks associated with obtaining PRTD are even higher for some. Such risks are personal and can be assessed by an applicant. I would rather sign a liability waiver and accept the...

I think the solution is to extend the validity of the expired PR cards by 365 days. This would allow to escape the false dichotomy of CIC employees' health vs convenience of PR holders. There is no reason to compromise any of these. After all, the card expiration has nothing to do with...