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One of Canada’s priorities is family reunification. Today the government of Canada announced new measures and processes to allow entry to:

  • Certain extended family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents such as siblings, adult children, grandchildren and grandparents and those in a relationship of at least 1 year.
  • Foreign nationals under compassionate reasons in circumstances such as a life-threatening illness, critical injury or death.

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Immediate Family Members

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that effective June 8, 2020 at 23:59 PM EDT, immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, will be exempt from the travel restrictions upon entry to Canada during the current pandemic situation.

For the purposes of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), an immediate family member is a:

  • Spouse or common-law partner;
  • Dependent child* of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner;
  • Dependent child of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b) of the Regulations.

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