E-7341: Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track petition E-7341 — "Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled" sponsored by Bardish Chagger. 4,465 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7341
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: May 8, 2026
- Sponsor: Bardish Chagger (Waterloo)
- Category: Citizenship and immigration
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 4,465
- Daily increase: +18 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +361 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~52 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: April 8, 2026 — 225 data points recorded
Milestones
- 1,000 signatures reached on April 8, 2026 — total at that point: 4,191
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on April 8, 2026 — total at that point: 4,191
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 1,542 signatures
- British Columbia: 1,386 signatures
- Alberta: 372 signatures
- Manitoba: 314 signatures
- Quebec: 296 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 226 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 134 signatures
- New Brunswick: 65 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 50 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 34 signatures
- Yukon: 13 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| April 8, 2026 | 10 |
| April 9, 2026 | 1,605 |
| April 10, 2026 | 2,143 |
| April 11, 2026 | 2,343 |
| April 12, 2026 | 2,518 |
| April 13, 2026 | 2,769 |
| April 14, 2026 | 2,966 |
| April 16, 2026 | 3,153 |
| April 20, 2026 | 3,405 |
| April 24, 2026 | 3,759 |
| April 29, 2026 | 3,944 |
| May 3, 2026 | 4,191 |
| May 6, 2026 | 4,338 |
| May 9, 2026 | 4,465 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Prolonged security screening for applicants residing in Canada may create avoidable risks to public safety by delaying the identification and resolution of cases, including high-risk cases;
• No single authority is held accountable for the timeliness, service standards of the multi-agency screening process;
• Significant and persistent backlogs suggest a structural mismatch between referral volumes and screening capacity;
• High favourable outcomes suggest an inefficient use of the limited resources, with lower-risk cases receiving extensive review while higher-risk cases may not receive timely attention; and
• Ongoing delays impose substantial burdens on the Federal Court, Members of Parliament, and oversight bodies through increased litigation, casework and complaints.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to request that the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security undertake a study of immigration security screening delays, specifically to:
1. Assessing whether current resource levels match the volume and complexity of security screening cases;
2. Examining the need for a clear accountability framework to ensure timeliness and transparency across all responsible agencies;
3. Evaluating a risk-based triage approach for all cases—including reassessing those in the backlog—to better align resource allocation with risk while maintaining rigorous security standards; and
4. Assessing whether independent review or audit mechanisms, including by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada or the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, are warranted to ensure accountability and system integrity.
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