Immigration program for parents ‘discriminatory,’ Federal Court of Appeal rules
An Ottawa man has won a partial victory against the federal government over what he alleges as a discriminatory sponsorship program for parents.
"An appeal court has found that the federal government discriminates against parents and grandparents by delaying their immigration processing."
“The explanations provided by CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) confirm that it was differentiating adversely based on family status by treating sponsorship applications for parents more slowly than sponsorship applications for spouses and children,” wrote Justice Wyman W. Webb on behalf of the three-member panel. “As a result, CIC was carrying on a discriminatory practice.”
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