Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre is organizing an information session on ‘Family Sponsorship' on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm at its location: 315-1420 Burnhamthorpe Rd. East, Mississauga, ON L4X 2Z9

The session will be very useful for clients who are sponsoring or looking to
sponsor their relatives-spouse, parents and / or children under family class.
The session will cover the eligibility to sponsor, who all can be sponsored, application process for in-land and overseas applications, sponsorship breakdown effects and issue related to visitor visa while the sponsorship application is in process.

Child care can be provided to clients who wish to attend and have young children.

The session is free and is provided as part of the Immigrant and Settlement Adaptation Program funded by the Government of Canada through Citizenship and Immigration Canada


Please call to register your attendance.

Praveen Kalra
Settlement Worker
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
315-1420 Burnhamthorpe Rd. East
Mississauga, ON. L4X 2Z9
Phone: 905-629-1873 Extn. 244

Praveen

What is your opinion on the balooning timelines for the in-Canada portion of parental sponsorships? Is this a deliberate ploy of CIC to discourage parental sponsorships?

The issue has been raised at different conferences and forums. The only response from CIC is that processing family class applications to sponsor parents is not on the priority list. Some things you and I do not have a control on.

It is unfortunate sad and harsh, but obviously it won't be a priority for CIC and Canada govt.
Their priority is to get young immigrants who are able and willing to work and pay taxes into the canadian system so that they can sustain this welfare state.
They don't won't parents and grandparents who are a "burden" to the health care and welfare system.
They know that once immigrants are here, they will do any kind anything to establish themsleves, which means the govt. makes money through taxes.
If parents/grandparents were required to bring in settlement funds like new immigrants then the process would have been a lot faster

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Originally posted by DesiBabu70

If parents/grandparents were required to bring in settlement funds like new immigrants then the process would have been a lot faster

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Hi Pkalra,
are siblings (bros and sis) considered family?
Nieces and nephews?

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Originally posted by investpro
are siblings (bros and sis) considered family?
Nieces and nephews?

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