Refugee Family Reunification

Family members who are not dependants under the regulations It is possible to request inclusion on humanitarian grounds of a family member who does not meet the definition in the regulations. [...] To make the humanitarian request, the person includes the ineligible family member in their application for permanent residence. [...] A letter is added to the application acknowledging that the family member does not meet the regulations, but asking that they be considered anyway, on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds (“H&C”) (Section 25 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act). [...] The visa office does not generally issue the visas for the younger siblings in the meantime. [...] To start the process, the refugee in Canada must write to the relevant office (CPC-Mississauga) to inform them that they want their family member to come (within the one-year time limit).