Guys... Im a 2013 Applicate, and this strike does not seem like a good sign at all.. here is what i been reading upon, and it seems like there more worried abt lossing money on tourism and student visa.. instead of reuniting families..
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The Conservative government is facing intense pressure to settle a two-month-old strike by diplomats that has created a visa backlog that is battering the tourism and education industries.
Highly targeted and rotating walkouts at embassies and consulates with some of the largest visa processing operations have caused a backlog that could have tourists waiting up to 90 days for visas — a delay that could hurt this summer's tourism business to the tune of $280 million, said David Goldstein, president of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada.
The 1,350 foreign service officers, represented by the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), began a rather low-key strike in April, which has since escalated to include sporadic withdrawal of services at some of the busiest embassies in such cities as Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Manila, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.
PAFSO is one of the smallest and least militant of the 18 federal unions, but its unprecedented strike has become the longest-running labour disruption in years. The union has also targeted pressing international files and ministerial travel, though the visa slowdown has proven the most disruptive.
It has only 320 immigration officers and 240 of them are abroad. Of those, 65 are considered essential and can't strike
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada wouldn't say what the backlog is.
Sorry i know is not good news....
