Despite losing their status, an Iranian family living in Ottawa for several years can stay in Canada for now, a government department said Friday.
Hamid Ahmadpanah and his wife Shohreh Aghababaei shared their plight with CTV News Ottawa on Thursday. The couple says they’ve been confused by immigration rules, and because of failed work permit extension applications they’ve lost their status. The two have both lost their jobs, can’t work and are worried they’ll be homeless if something isn’t done.
"We’re here in front of Trudeau office and Parliament to show people what’s going on in our family," Ahmadpanah said. " ask Justin Trudeau to do an action to protect my children and preventing any bad things happen to my family." "The only things we want to have a normal life with other people… just to work, have a normal life with our kids, have a happy family. Is it that much? I don’t think so," Aghababaei said."We don’t have any explanation for my little one. She just keeps asking why we are here. What should I tell her?"
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