Ottawa pauses parent, grandparent sponsorship applications
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Ottawa pauses parent, grandparent sponsorship applications
SARAH RITCHIE
OTTAWA
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO
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A mother and daughter hold hands during a citizenship ceremony in Ottawa in April, 2019.
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The federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada as permanent residents under a prog…
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