Families and supporters march from David Pecaut Square toward Queen’s Park in Toronto, urging the federal government to extend work permits issued under the TS2023 measures for people affected by the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria | Nur Dogan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Turkish families rally in Toronto as work permits following earthquake are set to expire

by Local Journalism Initiative July 2, 2026

written by Local Journalism Initiative July 2, 2026

By Nur Dogan | New Canadian Media “We work, we pay, let us stay.” That was the chant by children and their parents that echoed into the downtown Toronto sky as more than 200 demonstrators from communities affected by the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes marched from David Pecaut Square to Queen’s Park, urg...

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