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Immigration Department probing cancellation of refugee sponsor policy: Diab
The review will examine whether ending the exemption harmed refugees who needed to sponsor undeclared family members for permanent residency.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab said her department is reviewing whether ending a refugee sponsorship exemption policy caused negative effects on vulnerable populations.
- Introduced in 2019, the policy allowed refugees to sponsor undeclared family members, providing an exception to standard rules permanently barring applicants who fail to list all family members.
- Advocates and academics noted the policy primarily supported children and LGBTQ partners, arguing some refugees had legitimate reasons for not initially declaring family members during application.
- The Immigration Department previously dropped the policy citing "potential integrity concerns," though officials refused to explain what those concerns were or whether applicants misused the exemption.
- Diab said she "respects the department's findings that there are integrity concerns" and will investigate whether the policy's end adversely affects "people that we should be helping.
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Immigration Department looking into termination of refugee sponsor policy: Diab
Immigration Minister Lena Diab says her department is looking into whether the decision not to extend a policy that gave permanent residency sponsorship exemptions to some refugees led to negative effects.
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Immigration Department probing cancellation of refugee sponsor policy: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says her department is looking into whether the decision not to extend a policy that gave permanent residency sponsorship exemptions to some refugees led
·Toronto, Canada
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