Possible Strike Action by IRCC employees starting mid-April

[Cece450]

Does this mean all Oath ceremonies even if on Apr 19 will be cancelled?

But I wonder if it refers to all oath ceremonies? or just in-person. The website said in-person appointments or events including citizenship ceremonies, so we will have to wait. I mean, since most ceremonies are still online maybe they will also be affected. This is a mess

 

[Cece450]

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I have it tomorrow, I will let you all know. What luck

I have mine on the 27th, ugh, what a mess. Good luck and let us know how it goes

 

[Salwazir265]

Wife has her ceremony tomorrow as well, will lwt u guys know for sure

 

[koiwa528]

How long to maximum will this strike last?

If it will end in 1 week, I just wish all oath ceremonies scheduled one week after will still be held.

 

[oboyzee]

Irregardless of how long they strike for ircc is going to blame the strike for all delays over the next several months if not years.

Exactly! To be honest, a whole bunch of those IRCC worker's are lazy and the government needs to fire some of those worker's and hire people who are ready/willing to work. With all the paid vacations, benefits they get. The don't need to mess around. Imagine processing a citizenship application for 3years.

 

[B. B.]

I have it tomorrow, I will let you all know. What luck

Yea plz,
I have in thursday, Best of luck for both of us
You are virtual or in-person? Which office?

 

[B. B.]

How long to maximum will this strike last?

If it will end in 1 week, I just wish all oath ceremonies scheduled one week after will still be held.

No, because thr week after will have scheduled oaths already, so if its cancelled, we will be back to point zero

 

[krishm]

Yea plz,
I have in thursday, Best of luck for both of us
You are virtual or in-person? Which office?

Virtual - Niagara Office

 

[krishm]

No, because thr week after will have scheduled oaths already, so if its cancelled, we will be back to point zero

Yes, that's my fear too. Once it is cancelled it could take forever to get another date

 

[sumeet169]

I have it tomorrow, I will let you all know. What luck

Is there any change in the tracker?

 

[GwenFayeth]

Just filed my taxes. Very much need my tax refund. My citizenship application hasn't been looked at since February. I don't want to come off as entitled, but I myself have to work 12 hour days and sometimes even longer at a tech job to be able to hold onto my job in the storm of current tech layoffs. I'm a top performer and I only got 2% per year salary increase since I started with my company. No one is hiring right now either. And now this strike happens. What is the prime minister's role in this? Can we make our voices heard? Will they listen to non-citizens?

 

[shiremag]

Is there any change in the tracker?

Tracker is usually 48-72h behind GCMS... It's not real time... Even if they make changes to your file today it would only show up on Friday

 

[irinaaas11]

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I have mine on the 27th, ugh, what a mess. Good luck and let us know how it goes

My partner's ceremony is on April 27th as well. His Italian passport is also expiring, as well as his PR card (waiting on renewal to be processed which won't...) and he has to go to his brother's wedding in Italy at the end of May. What a freaking mess...

 

[sumeet169]

My partner's ceremony is on April 27th as well. His Italian passport is also expiring, as well as his PR card (waiting on renewal to be processed which won't...) and he has to go to his brother's wedding in Italy at the end of May. What a freaking mess...

Mine is on 26th. One ray of hope i can think of is that only Union workers can go on strike and the govt. jobs are full of contract position and they cant go on strike. So hopefully, people who already have they oath scheduled will get to go ahead with the ceremony despite of the strike.

 

[Cece450]

Mine is on 26th. One ray of hope i can think of is that only Union workers can go on strike and the govt. jobs are full of contract position and they cant go on strike. So hopefully, people who already have they oath scheduled will get to go ahead with the ceremony despite of the strike.

Mine is on the 27th. When I called IRCC this morning they did confirm that only the unionized workers will go on strike, and there are some officers who are deemed essential so things won't stop completely, but will be delayed.