Immigration Canada: India

Kevin Patel Dept: Accountant Kevin Patel applied to sponsor the immigration of his parents and 27-year-old sister Aditi from India five years ago, but received a rejection last summer. Immigration Canada explained that Aditi would, "cause excessive demand on health or social services in Canada.", according to CTV. "For the Canadian government and the visa officers in New Delhi in India to make such a rejection based on their presumptions about Down syndrome is completely unacceptable," he told reporters Friday and a Vancouver man is alleging that immigration officials discriminate against people with Down syndrome after an application to sponsor his family was denied when authorities ruled his sister would be a burden on the system. Patel said he was "shocked and appalled" by the decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.