I think the IRCC should issue an open work permit right away, right now, for those who have been waiting for years. I have clients who have been under the LCP since 2015 and are still waiting for the approval of PR. Some of those who applied in 2017 and 2018 applied under humanitarian and compassionate grounds because they could not find any way to achieve PR.
I think IRCC should issue an open work permit right now for all those who have been waiting for so many years. I still have clients who applied in 2018 and 2019 during the introduction of the interim or new program. They still don't have an AOR at this time. Give them the open work permit. It will give them an opportunity to renew their work permit, be able to work legally and renew their health insurance and SIN. Most of these women are losing their status, especially during COVID.
Most of the women who have applied for PR have lost the chance to get their PR approved, because they are already out of that 36 months to comply with the 24-month requirement within a 36-month period.