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Canada's Own Family Reunification Issues

Filipiniana News   -   July 2018 Only the most hardened of hearts will not be moved by video footage and photos of children   separated from their parents in the aftermath of the United States' zero tolerance immigration policy. While we express concern over, or join protests against, this heartbreaking news from south of our border, we must not forget that Canada has its own similar issues, albeit committed in subtler, but not necessarily more justifiable ways.    Since one of the main objectives of Canada's immigration policy is to reunite families,   priority is supposedly given to family class sponsorships and the automatic inclusion of spouses and dependent children in most permanent residence applications.   Sadly however, this objective is often thwarted in ways that many people may not even realize.    Rigid Application of Age Limit for Dependent Children   The age limit for dependent children   in Canadian immigration law had undergone changes a