{"id":230544,"date":"2019-09-11T20:14:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T00:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=230544"},"modified":"2019-09-11T20:14:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T00:14:55","slug":"pilot-exempting-certain-family-members-from-lifetime-sponsorship-ban-now-in-effect-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/11\/pilot-exempting-certain-family-members-from-lifetime-sponsorship-ban-now-in-effect-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot exempting certain family members from lifetime sponsorship ban now in effect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new two-year pilot begins today that will allow sponsorship applications for certain family members who would normally be banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada\u2019s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. (Pexels Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new two-year pilot begins today that will allow sponsorship applications for certain family members who would normally be banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada\u2019s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The pilot concerns non-accompanying family members who were not examined and in some cases were not even declared when a foreign national applied for Canadian permanent residence, which normally results in a lifetime ban from sponsoring the family members in question under paragraphs 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d) of the regulations.<\/p>\n

These regulations require that foreign nationals applying for permanent residence declare all their family members (spouse, common-law partner, dependent children, dependent child of a dependent child) and have them examined by an immigration official even if they are not accompanying the principal applicant to Canada.<\/p>\n

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says these regulations are in place \u201cto encourage full disclosure by immigration applicants, to enhance the overall integrity of Family Class immigration, and to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noting concerns for the \u201cdisproportionate impact\u201d of this lifetime ban on certain individuals, especially children, Canada\u2019s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, announced the two-year pilot for eligible family members via a\u00a0Public Policy<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The pilot will facilitate immigration to Canada for the \u201cmost vulnerable populations\u201d affected by the ban who meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n