Strike not affecting TRV? Let's find out together!

[Ansionuk]

Let's find out whether the followings are true. by posting processing updates during the strike.
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"These IRCC employees are NOT on Strike: IRCC employees who occupy managerial or confidential positions excluded from the bargaining unit, working in positions designated as essential while on duty, term employees hired for a period of less than 3 months, working on a casual basis, in a student employment program, or belong to a bargaining unit NOT in a legal strike position.

However, temporary short-term hired employees will continue to work as usual. Temporary short-term employees were hired to clear the backlogs and are not part of any union.
These temporary employees mostly handle the temporary visa applications such as study visa, work visa, and visitor visa.
They are assigned 80 applications per day from different countries for temporary visas.
Permanent residency applications being more complex are handled by permanent employees, so we may see a dent in processing of such applications."

 

[Invincible84]

What about ci

Let's find out whether the followings are true. by posting processing updates during the strike.
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"These IRCC employees are NOT on Strike: IRCC employees who occupy managerial or confidential positions excluded from the bargaining unit, working in positions designated as essential while on duty, term employees hired for a period of less than 3 months, working on a casual basis, in a student employment program, or belong to a bargaining unit NOT in a legal strike position.

However, temporary short-term hired employees will continue to work as usual. Temporary short-term employees were hired to clear the backlogs and are not part of any union.
These temporary employees mostly handle the temporary visa applications such as study visa, work visa, and visitor visa.
They are assigned 80 applications per day from different countries for temporary visas.
Permanent residency applications being more complex are handled by permanent employees, so we may see a dent in processing of such applications."

What about citizenship applications, any information on that?

 

[Ansionuk]

What about ci

What about citizenship applications, any information on that?

Citizenship applications are processed by permanent employees and affected by the strike.
Only emergency ceremony would be held while all others will be rescheduled.

This information is on IRCC website.

 

[SKant]

Let's find out whether the followings are true. by posting processing updates during the strike.
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"These IRCC employees are NOT on Strike: IRCC employees who occupy managerial or confidential positions excluded from the bargaining unit, working in positions designated as essential while on duty, term employees hired for a period of less than 3 months, working on a casual basis, in a student employment program, or belong to a bargaining unit NOT in a legal strike position.

However, temporary short-term hired employees will continue to work as usual. Temporary short-term employees were hired to clear the backlogs and are not part of any union.
These temporary employees mostly handle the temporary visa applications such as study visa, work visa, and visitor visa.
They are assigned 80 applications per day from different countries for temporary visas.
Permanent residency applications being more complex are handled by permanent employees, so we may see a dent in processing of such applications."

1. your link is broken, so i dont know what info is present in it. could you please re-copy and paste it?
2. Ircc is affected by strike: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

 

[Kiva667]

According to CBC:

"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada warns that people can expect delays with applications and appointments."

 

[msoni]

I have applied for TRV after PGWP and my passport has been delivered to Ottawa for stamping. Would this strike impact stamping?? I am so worried as I have flight on 30th April.

 

[PositiveEnergy]

Let's find out whether the followings are true. by posting processing updates during the strike.
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"These IRCC employees are NOT on Strike: IRCC employees who occupy managerial or confidential positions excluded from the bargaining unit, working in positions designated as essential while on duty, term employees hired for a period of less than 3 months, working on a casual basis, in a student employment program, or belong to a bargaining unit NOT in a legal strike position.

However, temporary short-term hired employees will continue to work as usual. Temporary short-term employees were hired to clear the backlogs and are not part of any union.
These temporary employees mostly handle the temporary visa applications such as study visa, work visa, and visitor visa.
They are assigned 80 applications per day from different countries for temporary visas.
Permanent residency applications being more complex are handled by permanent employees, so we may see a dent in processing of such applications."

Yes, Visa offices outside Canada are not affected

 

[Kiva667]

Yes, Visa offices outside Canada are not affected

I would not think that nationals of the countries where visa offices are located would be part of the strike. And foreign nationals do the bulk of the work at the visa offices. Nor would be the Canadians who work overseas. Nonetheless I would be very careful in making assumptions about how various types of applications might be affected.

Regarding PR applications, I can say from experience that at least two Canadian offices were involved in my wife's application, as well as the visa office in Mexico and the embassy in Havana. So exactly whom was working on it and when remains inscrutable.

As for TRVs, I don't know enough about the process to comment. My mother-in-law's tourist visa was approved expeditiously last year with minimal fuss. I have no idea who actually did the work.

My advice:

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

 

[Ansionuk]

1. your link is broken, so i dont know what info is present in it. could you please re-copy and paste it?
2. Ircc is affected by strike: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/labour-disruptions.html

link is updated now.

 

[tesla_models]

Watching, my passport is send to ircc for stamping on 4/19.

 

[Ansionuk]

Watching, my passport is send to ircc for stamping on 4/19.

inland？

 

[tesla_models]

inland？

yes

 

[Ansionuk]

yes

fingers crossed！

let us know when you get passport returned

thanks