Don Davies, MP for Vancouver Kingsway, issued a statement supporting those affected by long PR security‑screening delays, calling for fairness, transparency, accountability, and a system that treats people with dignity. #IRCC #cdnpoli #cdnimm #CBCNews

From 3/13 to 5/1, from Ottawa to Vancouver, through winter and early summer, our efforts never stopped. Our voices are being heard — the first English media report is out. Please share and comment to keep our message spreading. Stay strong.#IRCC #cdnpoli #cdnimm #CBCNews

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.

📢 Petition e-7175: Audit IRCC Security Referral Practices for Iranian Applicants Please sign the petition using this link: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

Thanks @ORourke4Guelph for being our voice.

Stuck in background check for years? That’s not screening, that’s stagnation. Iranian applicants aren’t asking for shortcuts, only answers and reasonable timelines. #IranianPRapplicants #IranianPRdelays @CitImmCanada @MarkJCarney

Background checks should ensure safety, not erase years of people’s lives. Iranian applicants stuck in endless security screening deserve clarity and fair processing. #IranianPRdelays #IranianPRapplicants @CitImmCanada @MarkJCarney

Many Iranian applicants in Canada have been stuck in background checks for years. Behind every file is a person who can’t visit sick parents, attend funerals, plan a future, or feel settled. These delays don’t just pause applications, they pause lives. @CitImmCanada

It’s 2025. Canada can process complex visas in weeks. But an Iranian PR background check? more that 2 years!? If the system can handle global cases efficiently, why not ours? The silence is the real problem. #IranianPRapplicants #IranianPRdelays

Hello Canada! We’re still here — stuck in nonsense “background check.” If paying taxes, studying, working & building a life isn’t enough to prove we exist, what is it? #IranianPRapplicants #IranianPRdelays @CitImmCanada @csiscanada @MarkJCarney @CanBorder

Skilled #IranianPRapplicants are stuck in limbo. Delays in processing are impacting families, careers, and hopes. We are asking for timely and fair decisions. #IranianPRdelays @CitImmCanada @csiscanada @MarkJCarney @SalmaZahid15 @JennaSudds @BardishKW @CanBorder

How is it fair that families wait years with no answers, no timeline, no transparency—while their lives, jobs, mental health, and relationships are all on hold? We followed every rule. We passed every step. #IranianPRapplicants #IranianPRdelays

Why are Iranian PR applicants trapped in background checks for months and years with zero transparency? Canada claims to stand for human rights, justice, and fairness — yet thousands of Iranian families are left in limbo because of political bias and outdated security procedures.

Imagine waiting 2–3 years for your Permanent Residency in Canada. You did everything right — studied, worked, paid taxes, contributed. Then you wake up to see Canada announcing new PR spots for others while your file hasn’t even moved. This is what Iranian applicants have been living with for years. Forgotten. Ignored. Invisible. #IranianPRdelays #IranianPRapplicants

@MarkCarney @csiscanada This isn’t just “waiting” — it’s years of life frozen in endless security screening. Our future, our plans, our families… all stuck in limbo. We deserve clarity, not silence. #IranianPRdelays #WeDemandFairness #DelayedIranianApplications

@csiscanada @CitImmCanada We respect your mission, but endless silence isn’t safety — it’s suffering. After years in review, we’re not waiting anymore — we’re withering in limbo. #IranianPRdelays #WeDemandFairness #DelayedIranianApplications

Years ago, Canada invited us with hope. Now, after endless security screening, that hope has turned into pain. We don’t seek privilege — only fairness and an end to this uncertainty. #IranianPRdelays #WeDemandFairness #DelayedIranianApplications

@csiscanada & @CitImmCanada We respect your duty, but endless silence isn’t safety,it’s suffering. After years in “security check,”we’re not waiting anymore —we’re withering in limbo. We deserve clarity and closure #IranianPRdelays #WeDemandFairness #DelayedIranianApplications

We’re Iranians who came here to study, work, and build better lives — and to make Canada better too. Stop the unfair treatment. Treat us with the same fairness given to others. #IranianPRapplicants #IranianPRdelays #WeDemandFairness