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Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Immigration Minister Promises Faster Processing Times for Families in 2017

20 December 2016

The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) has been busy making changes to Canada’s family reunification programs in December. In consecutive weeks during this holiday season the Minister has announced important changes to how sponsorship applications for spouses and parents and grandparents will be made in the new year. These changes will affect many families, since the Minister has already announced earlier in October this year that his department expects to admit 84,000 new family members to Canada as permanent residents in 2017.

Blog Family Reunification in Canada How do I immigrate to Canada?What’s the best way for me to sponsor my spouse already in Canada?

29 October 2015

The question of how to sponsor your spouse who is already in Canada seems like a rather simple one. Indeed if you put that question to a CIC call centre representative, their answer is almost always as follows: "If your spouse is in Canada you use the Inland Spousal sponsorship category but if your spouse is outside of Canada, you use the Family Class category". As in most things to do with our Canadian immigration system, the answers to such questions are never that straightforward. Let's review the differences between the Family Class and the In-land Spousal categories.

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaWhat ever happened to speedier processing times for Parents and Grandparents?

13 October 2015

Canada's Family Class immigration program has historically allowed for Canadians to be able to sponsor their parents and grandparents. However, in November of 2011, Canada's immigration program for parents and grandparents was suspended to allow for a backlog of nearly 165,000 applications to be finalized. The Minister of Immigration introduced the "Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification" increasing processing levels from approximately 15,000 parent and grandparent applications per year to 25,000 applicants for each of 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Blog Canada Immigration LawyersThe Humanitarian and Compassionate Power of S. 25 – How Alan Kurdi could have been saved.

8 September 2015

The tragedy of young Alan Kurdi and his mother and brother is made even more acute in that it could have been avoided entirely.

Family Reunification in Canada NewsParent and Grandparent Sponsorship process opens January 2, 2015.

2 January 2015

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaMinister Kenney Welcomes Parents and Grandparents Once Again

7 July 2013

At the time the program was frozen, there was a backlog of approximately 165,000 cases pending for consideration and processing levels at that time were 15,000 applications per year. In November of 2011 Minister Kenney increased the processing levels to 25,000 parent and grandparent applications per year and also introduced the new Super Visa to allow parents and grandparents to come to Canada on a more flexible basis for up to 10 years and allow individuals to stay in Canada for up to 2 years at a time. The Minister’s recent announcement introduces Phase 2 of the “Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification” and is targeting even faster processing times to avoid further backlogs in the future, and ensure that Canadian families have the sufficient financial resources to support their family members for a longer period of time. This second phase of the “Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification” features the following:

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Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Immigration Minister Promises Faster Processing Times for Families in 2017

Blog Family Reunification in Canada How do I immigrate to Canada?What’s the best way for me to sponsor my spouse already in Canada?

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaWhat ever happened to speedier processing times for Parents and Grandparents?

Blog Canada Immigration LawyersThe Humanitarian and Compassionate Power of S. 25 – How Alan Kurdi could have been saved.

Family Reunification in Canada NewsParent and Grandparent Sponsorship process opens January 2, 2015.

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaMinister Kenney Welcomes Parents and Grandparents Once Again

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