The Canadian Jewish Congress today reported that it had received detailed information from the Canadian authorities with regard to applicants from Israel who apply for admission to Canada.
A government communication to the Jewish Congress stated that under present Canadian immigration regulations, applications are accepted for the following classes of close relatives: husband or wife; son or daughter, brother or sister, stepbrother or stepsister, half-brother or half-sister, together with husband or wife and unmarried children under 21; father or mother; grandparents; and single orphan nephew or niece under 21 years of age.
“If the applications are found acceptable after investigation, provisional approval, is sent to the consular officials in Israel who arrange for medical examination. When the medical documents are reviewed in Canada by our medical advisers and clearance obtained, final approval is given and visa authorized to be issued by the consular authorities in Israel,” the government communication said.
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