The age limit for accompanying children of Canadian immigrants was reduced to 19.

The age limit for accompanying children of Canadian immigrants was reduced to 19. According to the Sing Tao Daily of Canada, the federal government of Canada has revised the immigration law, and will reduce the age limit of dependent children of immigrant families from the current 22 years old to 19 years old from June 5438+ 10 next year, and cancel the exemption for children attending full-time courses. Some women who work as domestic helpers in Canada through the family nanny program criticized that the new policy prevented her from reuniting with her beloved son, which made their immigrant dream of bringing a bright future to their children disappear and be shattered. Lourdes Octaviano Tolentino, 42, left her hometown last summer, leaving her only son in the Philippines to work in Canada through the live-in nanny program. She worked until June 438+04, 1965, in order to reach the minimum working time for obtaining permanent resident status. At that time, she can also apply for the reunion of 18-year-old son Louis Armand, who is studying computer science at the university. However, under the new policy, her son will be over 19 years old and will not meet the application conditions for relatives. She criticized the new policy for wasting her efforts.

As a former university science teacher, she recalled that when she learned about the new policy, her eyes filled with tears. I can't see the future if my son can't come to Canada with me. I worked hard and sacrificed a lot, but I failed to reunite my son with me. I can't describe my feelings, which dashed my dreams and hopes. ? Regarding the government's suggestion that older children apply as international students, but they have to pay twice the tuition fee, tolentino said that the monthly income is only about 1000 yuan, which is simply unbearable.

According to the federal government, this change reflects that the goal of immigration can promote economic prosperity and meet the manpower demand for skilled immigrants. However, there are criticisms that the plan will separate the families of domestic helpers for a long time, which will not only affect 80,000 full-time nannies and countless refugees waiting for family reunion, but also affect every immigration application.

Will a community alliance be launched on 1? My Canada includes all families? Action, through public education and political lobbying efforts to prevent the passage of the law. A spokesman for Federal Immigration Minister Connie said that people over the age of 18 can apply independently according to the existing laws, or they can apply for their spouses, parents and grandparents to join Canada on the grounds of kinship.