e-4731 (Citizenship and immigration)
- Keywords
- Palestine
- Permanent resident status
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Millions of civilian lives in Gaza are at imminent risk amidst a worsening humanitarian crisis, including over ten thousand killed and over twenty-five thousand injured;
- There has been a disturbing rise in anti-Semitism, anti-Palestinian racism, and Islamophobia internationally;
- The protection of civilians is of utmost importance and recognized as critical in the Geneva Conventions, which Canada has ratified;
- Even when the current violence stops, millions of Palestinians will still be displaced and separated from their families abroad;
- Canadian citizens and permanent residents have beloved family members in Gaza;
- Under existing policy, these family members are subject to visa application requirements that are often impossible to meet due to limited working bureaucracy and infrastructure inside Gaza, and/or their inability to travel to a Canada visa office;
- Current policy only allows for children and spouses to be sponsored for permanent residency, excluding siblings, parents, and grandparents;
- Canada has demonstrated an ability to facilitate visa-less travel, at time of departure, for spouses and children from Gaza to Canada; and
- Canada has supported the travel and reunification of families in international crises before, such as the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel and permanent residence policy for Ukrainian nationals with family members in Canada, including siblings, children, parents, grandparents, and spouses; and
- The Canadian government can update its policies governing eligibility for travel and residency as it chooses.
- Open for signature
- December 15, 2023, at 10:54 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 14, 2024, at 10:54 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Jenny Kwan
(Vancouver East)
April 29, 2024 (Petition No. 441-02417)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 1260 |
British Columbia | 3282 |
Manitoba | 187 |
New Brunswick | 72 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 37 |
Northwest Territories | 26 |
Nova Scotia | 262 |
Nunavut | 5 |
Ontario | 5659 |
Prince Edward Island | 25 |
Quebec | 1278 |
Saskatchewan | 172 |
Yukon | 19 |