Possible Strike Action by IRCC employees starting mid-April

[pinemaple]

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

Great to hear from someone who experienced it firsthand! I'm planning to submit my e-APR soon and was getting nervous about it.

 

[zabrodov]

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

You don't

 

[forw.jane]

Will it be impacting the Oath ceremonies later in the month of April and May?

 

[yyzstudent]

You don't

Source?

 

[zabrodov]

Source?

Most job posts that are open to the public at GC Jobs website do not require citizenship. There is a statement that the priority is given to veterans, citizens and PRs.

Also I am a source. I have been a permanent federal government employee for almost 3 years and like many here, I am waiting for my citizenship, which I applied for in November, 2022

 

[forw.jane]

Source?

@zabrodov is right. I know many friends who are working for government on PR. You need to get security clearance. But it's also true some high level security clearance happens only for citizens. Those jobs are out of bound for PR.

 

[RickyT]

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.

Exactly, its absolutely shocking. They already have really good pensions, RRSP employer matching, bonuses, lots of vacations, what more do they want.

 

[Bob1321]

Exactly, its absolutely shocking. They already have really good pensions, RRSP employer matching, bonuses, lots of vacations, what more do they want.

The problem is always the union hahahaha

 

[rmtl]

Source?

Depends on the position some required citizienship, others don't. I have a friend who is on PR and working with the government

 

[rmtl]

Key dates in negotiations:


April 2-7: Mediated talks on common issues for all 155,00 workers.


April 7: Strike votes of 35,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced.


April 11: PSAC strike votes of 120,000 members in core public service are counted.


April 12: Earliest possible date a strike could be called for workers in the core public service.


April 11-14: Mediated talks on issues specific to workers in the core public service.


April 14: Earliest date that tax workers can strike.


April 17-20: Mediated talks for issues specific to CRA workers.


https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2023/psac-strike-mandate-momentum/

 

[yyzstudent]

Most job posts that are open to the public at GC Jobs website do not require citizenship. There is a statement that the priority is given to veterans, citizens and PRs.

Also I am a source. I have been a permanent federal government employee for almost 3 years and like many here, I am waiting for my citizenship, which I applied for in November, 2022

I stand corrected.

 

[firstax]

Exactly, its absolutely shocking. They already have really good pensions, RRSP employer matching, bonuses, lots of vacations, what more do they want.

They can always ask for more lol.

 

[Anju_sadan]

Will the spouse visa PR processing be affected due to this strike?? also which province is the strike?

 

[yyzstudent]

Will the spouse visa PR processing be affected due to this strike?? also which province is the strike?

Province? It’s Canada wide.

 

[oboyzee]

Will it be impacting the Oath ceremonies later in the month of April and May?

Honestly I'm so pissed, I hope it doesn't affect our ceremony cos I'm scheduled for oath on the 8th of May.