OTTAWA – Canada won’t settle for new father or mother and grandparent everlasting residency sponsorship purposes till additional discover, based on a ministerial directive.
The directive revealed within the Canada Gazette states the federal government stays dedicated to household reunification however will concentrate on processing purposes acquired final yr.
In accordance with the directive, it is Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s opinion that this may “greatest assist” the federal government’s objectives round immigration and household reunification.
Different immigration streams have additionally seen new sponsorships paused with the intention to assist clear the present backlog.
Underneath the federal government’s immigration ranges plan, which sees an total lower in immigration over the subsequent three years, the aim is to confess greater than 24,000 folks by way of the father or mother and grandparent stream this yr.
The brand new directive says a most of 15,000 purposes made in 2024 by way of the household reunification program can be processed.
Underneath the father or mother and grandparent program, 35,700 randomly chosen folks had been invited to submit purposes in 2024, with the aim of accepting 20,500 purposes.
In accordance with the 2024 annual report back to Parliament on immigration, tabled by Miller, there have been greater than 40,000 father or mother and grandparent everlasting residency sponsorships within the stock as of the tip of 2023.
That report says the typical processing time for a sponsorship software was 24 months.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 3, 2025.
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