Spousal Sponsorship
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada accused of discrimination in sponsorship applicationsGlobal News first reported on Lauren Degilio's story in November 2020. She says no progress has been made, adding the spousal sponsorship process is agonizingly slow and painful.PoliticsApr 27, 2021
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Quebec spousal sponsorship applicants describe system as broken and discriminatoryProtesters have been outside the Montreal immigration office for the past six days asking the federal government to grant temporary visas to spouses.CanadaNov 6, 2020
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Spousal sponsorship applicants protest for the reunification of families in QuebecThey are calling on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to come up with a solution to reunite families that have been separated during the application process.CanadaAug 8, 2020
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Thousands of families wonder when they will be reunited as sponsorship backlog grows"Finally I just had to let it all out and explain it to [my son.] He cried really hard."CanadaJul 23, 2020
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Canada is shortening wait times to bring spouses from abroad: Immigration minsterHussen says the government understands how important it is to reunite couples and it also makes for a stronger country.CanadaFeb 14, 2018
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