The two French doctors who were forced to abandon their 2,700 patients in the Laurentians will finally be able to begin treatment again tomorrow.
• Also read: ‘We have no status at the moment’: 2,700 patients lose their family doctor because of Immigration Canada
“You can go back to work tomorrow! The request for an extension of the work permit is approved,” said Aïssa Diop from the Office of the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
The situation is now resolved for these doctors and their families. Yes, the bureaucracy is sometimes tedious, but it is thanks to the work of civil servants, not politicians, that we have been able to improve the situation. Governing is more than just lame slogans, Mr. Poilievre. https://t.co/J2eWgYlGDh
— Marc Miller (@MarcMillerVM) October 2, 2023
According to a release by Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, on the platform Day.
“I received an email in English informing me that the request had been accepted, even though we have always communicated in French [et] “The status still hadn’t changed online,” emphasizes Isabelle Branco, confused by this situation.
The minister’s office finally confirmed the news to the Journal that evening, emphasizing that their applications for permanent residency were still being processed but were in the “final stages” and that “a response will be forthcoming.”
“It’s really a great result, but I don’t want to exaggerate myself yet,” admits the person who doesn’t want to believe the news until she has confirmation that the work permit has been accepted.
Since Thursday, Isabelle Branco and her husband Jean-Louis Ménard, both family doctors in Rivière-Rouge, have been no longer authorized to practice their profession due to an error in the transmission of documents to Immigration Canada.
The couple, who live in the Laurentians with their two children, aged 12 and 15, are also awaiting confirmation that Cassandre and Pierre can resume teaching and work.
-With Hugo Duchaine and QMI
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