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IMPACT – MEDIUM
What is the change? Canada’s postal workers are set to go on strike Saturday if a collective bargaining agreement is not reached before then.
What does the change mean? Companies and individuals should plan for a possible strike, which would disrupt mail service across Canada. If the workers strike, applicants should also expect delays in receiving work permit extensions, as all work permit extensions are sent to applicants via regular mail only.
Background: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers, representing 50,000 postal workers, has been in contract negotiations for months with Canada Post, the primary postal delivery service, over retirement benefits and overtime.
The parties are in a “cooling off” period with a July 2 deadline. On Tuesday, the union’s request for a two-week extension of negotiations was denied, making a strike more likely.
BAL Analysis: Employers and individual applicants should be aware that in the event of a strike, delivery of work-permit and other applications will be disrupted or halted, and applicants who filed work-permit extensions online will see a delay in receiving their extensions in the mail. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has not indicated alternate measures in the event of a strike, but BAL is following developments and will report any changes.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group and our network provider located in Canada. For additional information, please contact your BAL attorney.
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