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Petition to the House of Commons

In Parliament Assembled

We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House to the following:

THAT Section 3 (1.d) of Immigration and Refuge protection Act states, “The objectives of this Act with respect to immigration are… to see that families are reunited in Canada”;

THAT the processing time for parental sponsorship applications in Canada has increased from 5-6 months in 2003 to 18-20 months in 2004; THAT admission quota for parents has been reduced over the years from 19,376 in 2003 to 10,233 in 2004 to planned 5,500 to 6,800 in 2005;

THAT parents provide much needed social benefits of child and home care to their working children;

AND THAT family separation is creating emotional and psychological stress for the families;

THEREFORE, pursuant to the Immigration and Refuge Act and in the spirit of Canada’s commitment to humanitarian assistance and compassion, your petitioners pray that the Parliament increase quotas for parental sponsorship admissions and reduce processing time of sponsorship applications.

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