The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) union is currently taking strike action. PAFSO union members responsible for processing visa applications have been walking out of offices in Canada and overseas.
Posted processing times for both temporary and permanent resident visa applications do not take into account work stoppages.
Anyone applying for a visa should anticipate delays and submit their application as far in advance as possible!
Contingency plans are already in place to ensure all offices remain open and are providing at least a minimum level of service. Priority will be placed on urgent humanitarian applications.
CIC continues to closely monitor the situation.
Who: Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), Canada's Foreign Service Officer union.
What: PAFSO is announcing the withdrawal of services in posts in key international locations and at Headquarters in Ottawa.
Where: London (immigration section)
Buenos Aires
Santiago
International Economic Relations & Summits Division (HQ)
Treaty Law Division (HQ)
North America Bureau (HQ)
North America Policy & Relations Division (HQ)
Director General for Africa (HQ)
Eastern & Southern Africa Relations Division (HQ)
When: Effective immediately
Why: The primary issue at hand is PAFSO's request for equal pay for equal work. Specifically, the union is seeking wage adjustments to keep Foreign Service Officer pay in line with comparable occupational groups. "We will continue rotating withdrawals of service at key missions abroad and units at headquarters until Treasury Board returns to the negotiating table for a substantive and genuine discussion on addressing the pay inequities to which Canadian diplomats are subjected." (Tim Edwards, President, PAFSO.)
SOURCE: Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO)
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