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Conservative government: Justin Trudeau promised in September during the election campaign that a Liberal government would double the cap as part of a package of immigration reforms. Immigration Minister John McCallum and Conservative critic Michelle Rempel, according to Huffington Post Canada. The annual limit on family reunification applications for aging parents and grandparents was brought in by the former Conservative government, which called the program an abuse of generosity. However the web site of Citizenship and Immigration says applications are now being accepted for 2016 — and the government web page cautions in bold that the number of applications is capped at 5,000. The Liberal government did not explain why the 5,000-application cap remains flagged on the web site, but in an emailed statement, Immigration Minister John McCallum said he still plans to double the cap. Screengrab of Citizenship and Immigration website. He says he will consult his cabinet colleagues on the change early in the new year. "We are committed to reuniting families and we intend to meet the commitment to double the intake of PGP sponsorship applications from 5,000 to 10,000 per year," says the minister statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.