Family Reunification Program: Parents And Grandparents

Immigration Minister Dept: The Immigration Minister s announcement will include details of a planned overhaul of the grandparents and parents portion of the program, according to Globe and Mail. The federal government each year receives about 40,000 applications from grandparents and parents of immigrants and admits only about 17,500. At the same time, the backlog grows by 13,000 to 14,000 annually and experts say they expect Ottawa will also increase the number of parents and grandparents admitted annually under this family reunification program. The waiting list is currently at more than 150,000 people. Mr. Kenney will also announce that the Department of Citizenship and Immigration will hold consultations in early 2012 to solicit opinion from Canadians on how best to revamp the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.