Liberal
- Reduce processing times to under 12 months.
- Introduce electronic applications for family reunification.
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Immigration & Refugees
Family Reunification platforms
Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.Conservative
- Scrap the lottery system for family reunification.
- Create a first-come-first-served system with weighting to prioritise applicants on criteria such as providing child care or family support, and language proficiency.
- Invest additional resources in processing applications.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Family Reunification.
NDP
- End caps on applications to sponsor parents & grandparents.
- Treat caregivers brought to Canada with respect & dignity, provide them with status, & allow them to reunite with their families without delay.
Green
- Increase the number of accepted applications for parent & grandparent sponsorship by IRCC.
- Review adoption bans for Muslim majority countries.
- Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children.
● Increase support for parent and grandparent sponsorship by IRCC by increasing the number of accepted applications and decreasing processing times.
● Review adoption bans from Muslim majority countries so that adoptive parents can remain together through their immigration process, as well as allowing adoption from these countries by Canadian citizens.
● Lower barriers for convention refugees to reunite with their children and bring them to Canada by making the process more accessible
● Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children - including international students, temporary workers, Canadian citizens and convention refugees.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11