Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think it's important to say there is no desire here or intent to see families separated. That being said, I think you raise the important issue of what happens if the one avenue of sponsorship isn't feasible because, for whatever the reason, the person may not meet the criter

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As Mr. Stewart and Mr. Griffith said, we are talking here about children born abroad to Canadian parents and children adopted abroad by Canadians. The objective is simply to treat the two groups fairly with respect to passing on Canadian citizenship.