The main group is currently heading towards the IRCC office, marching silently through the streets. We have come from all across Canada; thank you to everyone for your participation and support.
The voices at the Vancouver Art Gallery today are impossible to ignore. We are taxpayers, workers, & families trapped in an endless IRCC security screening nightmare for 20, 30, even 40+ months. We demand fairness, not special treatment. 🛑🗣️#IRCC#cdnpoli#cdnimm#CBCNews
I had hoped to attend this event but was unable to due to a family matter.
I wish the organizers and participants success.
The consequences of prolonged background screening are often not fully appreciated. Security screening delays can lead to family separation, stigma, employment disruptions, and situations where individuals must pay international tuition instead of domestic rates.
In British Columbia, foreign workers and international students who own property are often required to pay the Speculation and Vacancy Tax even when the property is their principal residence. Provincial nominees are temporarily exempt, but only for the year they receive their nomination and the following year. This rule appears to have been designed with standard processing times in mind. For individuals subjected to lengthy, comprehensive background checks, the result can be tens of thousands of dollars in additional taxes.
@DH2078_ Not all Pakistanis chant & chanting doesn't make them kafir. Every HUMAN is a Muslim as long as he claims to be a Muslim (Believes in oneness of Allah and Believes in Muhammad PBUH as a last Prophet). shia,sunni,wahabi,barelvi,deobandi-all have the same belief, NONE IS kafir