Canada Global (Web News) The strike by more than 155,000 federal employees in Canada is impacting a number of services, including those related to taxation, immigration, and visas.
One of the main labour organisations, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), prepared the strike, which has been regarded as one of the biggest in recent years.
According to VisaGuide.World, the country’s public employees previously declared that they would go on strike if a compromise with the government addressing their demands, including pay, is not achieved.
The following immigration and visa services will be provided throughout the strike, according to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada (IRCC).
The strike by more than 155,000 federal employees in Canada is impacting a number of services, including those related to taxation, immigration, and visas.
One of the main labour organisations, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), prepared the strike, which has been regarded as one of the biggest in recent years.
According to VisaGuide.World, the country’s public employees previously declared that they would go on strike if a compromise with the government addressing their demands, including pay, is not achieved.
The following immigration and visa services will be provided throughout the strike, according to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada (IRCC).
People will still be able to apply online, send applications to the IRCC, use online accounts, and access some emergency services, per the Economic Times story.
The programme would also include health care through the Interim Federal Health programme, settlement assistance from IRCC partner organisations, and visa application assistance from abroad.
The processing of applications, passport services in Canada, and contacting Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada by phone, email, or social media will all take longer than expected at the same time.
These government employees, who work in more than 20 departments, have been performing their tasks without a contract since 2021, so they made the decision to do so.
Union representatives claim that the two parties’ positions on remote work, pay, and job security are very different.
“These employees, like all other employees, deserve fair pay and respectable working circumstances. The National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Chris Aylward, stated that despite some progress made at the bargaining table, “our members are frustrated that while negotiations drag on, they continue to fall behind.”
He emphasised that these workers can’t wait any longer and noted that the largest union in the federal public sector of Canada has already been present at the table for almost two years.
