Family Class Sponsorship Program

family class sponsorship program: I am one of hundreds of thousands of Canadians who came to Canada under the family class sponsorship program , a program that has been in place for decades and was, until recently, one of the cornerstones of Canadian immigration policy, according to The Star. I immigrated to Canada in 1982 with my parents and my older sister. We were sponsored by my eldest brother, who first came to Canada in the late 1960s to study and Turning 50 is a milestone in a persons life, a time for reflection. I will be reaching that milestone soon. As I look back over the last 50 years, I have much to be thankful for, and much of my success is owed to the country that took in me and my family Canada. Over the last decade, however, the program has gradually been eroded, making it ever more difficult for Canadians to bring their loved ones to Canada. Most recently, the federal government announced even more draconian changes increasing the minimum income to be eligible for sponsorship, doubling the sponsorship period and excluding children over the age of 19 which, if passed, will make it almost impossible for many Canadians to sponsor their parents, grandparents and siblings. Had these laws been in place 30 years ago, my family might not have made it here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.