Canada Family Sponsorship Immigration News

The latest news about Family Class immigration to Canada, including sponsorship and family reunification programs that grant permanent residency for spouses, children, parents and other extended family. For more information on the immigration process and requirements for family immigration visas to Canada, visit our section on the Family Class Sponsorship Program.

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Super Visa Application Approved

By Michael NirenMay 29, 2012
Family Immigration
Hi Amandine, It is with great pleasure to inform you that, my parents have received their passports along with visa stamp from Canadian High Commission until 2006.  I have asked them to send me a copy of visa stamp (thru scanning). Super-Visa Application is successfully accepted!!!! I must thank you from the bottom of my heart- the whole team […]
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Canadian Government May Continue to Limit Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents

By Michael NirenMarch 27, 2012
Family Immigration
Late last year, the Canadian Government put the sponsorship of parents and grandparents on hold due to a backlog of applications. Instead, they introduced the Super Visa, which is a 10-year, multiple-entry visa for temporary visits. Options to Limit Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents Considered The program is currently under review as Citizenship, Immigration and […]
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Super Visas for Parents Now Launched

By Michael NirenJune 29, 2022
Family ImmigrationParent & Grandparent
July 2022 Update: As of July 4, 2022, the length of stay for Super Visa holders in Canada will be expanded to five years per entrance. Learn more here. Super Visa Applications for Parents and Grandparents Today is the day that Canadian immigration gets “Super”. Super Visas for Parents and Grandparents are now effective. Super Visas […]
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Toronto School Board allegedly rejecting children of non immigration-status parents

By Michael NirenJuly 16, 2010
Family ImmigrationParent & GrandparentChild
Only 14 per cent of schools accept children of non immigration-status parents Social Planning Toronto, an organization dedicated to improving quality of life through social planning in the city, recently went undercover to see if Toronto-area Catholic schools will accept children of non-status immigrant parents. Researchers pretended to be family members of non-status children living in […]
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Did you know that the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program allows for Family Sponsorships by “distant relatives”?

By Michael NirenJuly 14, 2010
Family Immigration
// How to come to Alberta through the Provincial Nominee Program It is well known that under the Federal immigration system, Family Class sponsorships in Canada are restricted to spouses, common law partners, parents and grandparents (and dependent children). If you are a member of the family class, you may be eligible to be sponsored […]
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Does having Canadian Adoptive Parents result in Automatic Canadian Citizenship?

By Michael NirenJuly 20, 2020
Family ImmigrationAdoption
Canadian Citizenship for Adopted Kids Last week, a hearing began for a teenager who is under threat of deportation back to his native Congo for committing a crime. Immigrant young offenders, unlike their age of majority counterparts, are not typically deported when they commit a severe crime. The teenager was recently released from a juvenile […]
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Sponsorship Application Refused because of my Previous Marriage

By Michael NirenJuly 29, 2009
Family ImmigrationSpouse/Partner
Hello Mr. Niren, I would like your opinion on my sponsorship. My husband was refused because of my previous marriage. Canada Immigration jumped to the conclusion that my second marriage is not bona fide because of my previous marriage was brief . I have reapply with more proof that my marriage is genuine. What do […]
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Spousal Sponsorship Refusals are too High

By Michael NirenJune 30, 2009
Family Immigration
As reported by Torstar News, government documents reveal that just under 50% of spousal sponsorship applications are refused from certain regions  such as southern China, Western Africa. In other areas refusal rates are also unacceptably high. MP Olivia Chow calls this high refusal rate “cruel and arbitrary”. I cannot agree more.  At our office, we […]
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My Sponsorship Application was Refused. What can I do?

By Michael NirenDecember 19, 2019
Family Immigration
What can you do if your sponsorship application was refused? Q. I received a letter from Canada Immigration that my immigration application for sponsorship of my wife was refused. What should I do now? A. Depending on what immigration office or consulate that you specifically you filed your original sponsorship application, you may have some […]
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Visa place helped me with my daughter’s sponsorship 3 years ago. Last week I contacted them for some clarification on a different matter. It was about an issue which technically was a problem of CIC’s software glitch and had nothing to do with Visa Place.
Yet Reena Sandu was assigned for my case. she helped me with enthusiasm and showed no hesitation despite me being an ex-client from 3 years ago.
I was very happy that even after 3 years of finishing business, Visa Place were respectful of their clients. Special thanks again to Reena for her enthusiasm and support.

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