Guys chill out..
The strike is just part of the unexpected things that will come along the way.. I myself was disappointed but at the end of the day, its every Canadian Citizen's right, after all Canada is a democratic country.. ;D and We don't have any rights or whatsoever to get mad at them coz we are the one who wanted to be in their country.. Its just unfortunate..
..And oh by the way, the Canadian embassy requested our passport last July 3 and sent it last July 17 and got it back with Visa last August 7, and as you can see the timeline was during the time when PAFSO declared a total withdrawal of their services including here in Manila.. ;D