Immigration Applications and Canadian Visa Offices

temporary visa: Also, to immediately provide additional resources to Canadian visa offices in the region so that all immigration applications can be processed in as timely a manner as possible, respond affirmatively to Syrians who meet all the conditions of a temporary visa such as students and/or parents or grandparents on super-visas, expedite family linked sponsorship applications, and consider an expanded definition of family and suspend the return of all Syrians to Syria and neighbouring countries until human rights situation has sufficiently improved to permit safe, dignified and sustainable return, according to Hamilton Spectator. The United Churches in Hamilton have responded positively by accepting to sponsor a large family of Muslim refugees and we urge other organizations to take similar initiatives and individuals to write to Chris Alexander, minister of citizenship and immigration, House of Commons to urge the federal government to increase the number of government sponsored refugees. In its campaign on behalf of Syrian Refugees, Group 1 Hamilton has joined with Amnesty Canada in its campaign Open to Syria and has asked the minister of citizenship and immigration to significantly increase the number of government sponsored refugees from Syria, giving priority to the most vulnerable. Jeanne Mayo, Group 1 Hamilton Amnesty International Canada (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.