• The population of Gaza is enduring an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, including forced starvation, displacement, and systematic attacks on civilians, in blatant violation of international law;

• The Gaza Temporary Resident Visa (Gaza TRV) program, launched by Canada, has failed to meet its commitments, leaving many applicants in prolonged uncertainty and delay;

• Emergency evacuation has become a matter of life and death, as families remain trapped, facing bombardment, disease, hunger, and the total collapse of infrastructure and healthcare; and

• While other countries have successfully carried out evacuation operations for their nationals and at-risk relatives in Gaza, Canada has yet to provide a humanitarian corridor or establish a similar evacuation mechanism.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to implement a comprehensive and urgent evacuation plan, under the name “Canada Gaza Authorization for Emergency Travel”, to