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Toronto Alexandra Mastronardi

Gamjit Kaur: Barbara Falk, a co-founder of Toronto Beyt-al-Amal Syrian refugee sponsorship group, holds a Welcome to Canada sign, according to Toronto Star. Gamjit Kaur, who is from India, has been waiting almost three years for a decision on her permanent residency application under the Canadian Experience Class. Sufia Alam is seen here with her parents, Moyeenul and Nargisul Alam, during one of her visits to Toronto. Toronto Alexandra Mastronardi has been frustrated in her efforts to sponsor partner, Steven Jackson, who is from England. By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Sun., May 8, 2016 A Bangladeshi woman had visited her parents in Toronto numerous times with no problem before Canadian officials suddenly declined her subsequent visitor visa applications.A British man spousal sponsorship was rejected because his common-law Canadian wife checked the conjugal box on the application — instead of common-law — and must now reapply, adding further frustrating delays to the process.A Syrian family of seven ended up stuck in Lebanon after phone numbers and a document allegedly went astray, delaying efforts by a Toronto private sponsorship group to bring them to Canada. Rose-Mary Torbarac, of Sydney, Australia, is trying to get permanent residency in Canada after working in Calgary for almost two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.