We are not talking about millions or even hundreds of thousands of people. In the first year of #TS2023, around 9k registered and today, that number is even lower.
Many were forced to return home because of financial strain, mental-health challenges, and integration challenges.
IRCC says the measures that allowed 2023 earthquake survivors to stay in Canada were intended to be temporary, but many are looking for a 'fair' and 'reasonable' pathway to continue the lives they've built in this country.
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Unlocked | ‘We ask the government not to send us back to the ruins’: Turkish earthquake survivors call on feds to ease path to permanent residency. By @iremreports#cdnpoli
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"Alper Kirtil, a Toronto-based immigration consultant and paralegal who works closely with TS2023 visa holders, told The Hill Times in a Turkish-language interview that in the absence of extensions or measures that would allow a transition into permanent residency, thousands of people would be forced to return to a home country still recovering from the impacts of the earthquake.
“Not because they failed to integrate, but because no pathway was designed beyond the emergency phase. This outcome would undermine the very purpose of TS2023,” he said.
“They are no longer newcomers in transition. They are now embedded in Canadian communities, workplaces, and schools. They are paying taxes, filling labour shortages, and rebuilding stability after trauma.”
We are grateful to you for welcoming us into your country after the earthquake. At the end of these three years in which we have adapted, please do not tell us to go back. Hear our voices, because we have nowhere to return to. #ts2023#humanrights@MarcJCarney@LenaMetlegeDiab
Time is running out for families who arrived in Canada under TS2023.
People who are working, integrated, and contributing deserve clarity.
We urge decision-makers to act quickly and fairly on a TS2023 extension.
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