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Immigration Department probing cancellation of refugee sponsor policy: Diab

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Baxter, D. (2026, September 23). Immigration Department probing cancellation of refugee sponsor policy: Diab. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/immigration-department-probing-cancellation-of-refugee-sponsor-policy-diab/article_be1f3b61-c173-5b48-8f81-f773771d75e8.html

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Immigration Minister Lena Diab is investigating potential negative impacts resulting from the expiration of a refugee sponsor policy that exempted some refugees from declaring certain family members when applying for permanent residency in Canada. Introduced in 2019, this policy was intended to help sponsor vulnerable groups such as children and LGBTQ+ partners but expired recently due to "integrity concerns" raised by her department without elaboration. Minister Diab acknowledges the previous findings on integrity issues but aims to determine if ending the policy adversely affects those who should be supported under refugee sponsorship programs.

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Immigration Minister Lena Diab is investigating whether ending a policy in August 2023 had negative consequences for refugees. The policy, introduced in 2019, allowed some refugees to sponsor certain undeclared family members without listing them as dependents. Advocates argue the policy primarily helped children and LGBTQ+ partners. When the policy expired this month, the Immigration Department cited "integrity concerns" but provided no further details. Diab stated she respects these findings but will examine if ending the program affects refugees negatively.

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OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says her department is looking into whether the decision not to extend a policy that gave permanent residency sponsorship exemptions to some refugees led to negative effects.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23

🔮 Diab says she “respects the department’s findings that there are integrity concerns” and will look into whether the policy’s end will have adverse effects on “people that we should be helping.”

2026-09-23 · Toronto Star

Immigration Department probing cancellation of refugee sponsor policy: Diab · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

that → say → effects

The policy, which allowed some refugees to sponsor some undeclared family members for permanent residency, expired earlier this month after it was introduced in 2019. asserted

it → allow → 2019

Advocates and academics say the policy was used primarily to sponsor children and LGBTQ+ partners and a previous department review said some refugees have legitimate reasons for not declaring a family member. asserted

refugees → say → member

All permanent residency applicants are required to list all family members and are permanently barred from later sponsoring any undeclared family. asserted

applicants → require → family

The Immigration Department previously said the policy was dropped because of “potential integrity concerns” but refused to explain what those were, or to state whether some applicants had misused the policy. asserted

applicants → say → policy

Diab says she “respects the department’s findings that there are integrity concerns” and will look into whether the policy’s end will have adverse effects on “people that we should be helping.” asserted

we → say → that

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press