The Globe and Mail
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Jul 16, 2026
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Immigration department pauses applications to sponsor parents, grandparents to settle in Canada
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Immigration department pauses applications to sponsor parents, grandparents to settle in Canada
MARIE WOOLF
OTTAWA
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
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The federal immigration department is facing calls to rethink a key family reunification program after it paused applications to sponsor grandparents and parents to settle in Canada as permanent residents, leaving thousands waiting years for their loved ones to join them.
On Wednesday, IRCC announced on its website that it will not accept any new formal expressions of interest to sponsor parents and grandparents to settle in Can…
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