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Parents and Grandparents Program reopening in new year
Potential sponsors will soon have the opportunity to express their interest to
Ottawa, ON – Canadian
citizens
and
permanent
residents will soon be able to
take the first step in applying
to bring their parents and
grandparents to Canada, when
the Parents and Grandparents
Program reopens in 2018.
Immigration,
Refugees
and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
introduced a new process in
2017 for application intake
for sponsoring parents and
grandparents to make it fairer
and more transparent for
applicants. Now, potential
sponsors must first notify
IRCC that they are interested in
sponsoring their parents and
grandparents by submitting
an “Interest to Sponsor” form.
Using a random selection
process, IRCC will then invite
potential sponsors to apply
to sponsor their parents and
grandparents.
Today, the Honourable
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of
Immigration, Refugees and
Citizenship, announced that
the “Interest to Sponsor”
form will be available at noon
EST on January 2, 2018.
Those who wish to apply to
sponsor their parents and
grandparents in 2018 must
first fill out this online form.
It will be available until noon
February 1, 2018.
To help ensure the
efficiency of the system and
to allow as many eligible
sponsors as possible to
bring their parents and
grandparents to Canada, it
is important that only those
who meet the sponsorship
eligibility requirements submit
an “Interest to Sponsor”
form. Additional questions
have been added to the
2018 version of the “Interest
to Sponsor” form to help
potential sponsors self-assess
whether they are eligible to
sponsor. (cic.gc.ca)
Talking overdose: Start the conversation before it’s too late
SURREY – Fraser Health is
launching a new guide to help
people have a conversation
that could save a life. When
Words Matter is a thorough,
four-page guide to talking
to someone you care about
when you think they are
struggling with substance use.
The initiative is part of a new
campaign which also includes
a video and advertisements
informed by focus groups.
The guide gives a detailed
account of how to:
for
a
• Prepare
conversation
the
• Begin
conversation
calm
and
• Keep
focused
when
a
• Recover
conversation doesn’t go well
• Care for yourself as
someone who is impacted by
another’s substance use.
“One of the major issues
faced by people struggling
with substance use problems
– and those around them
– is discomfort and fear
about talking about addiction
openly,” said Minister of
Mental Health and Addictions
Judy Darcy. “We as a society
must find a way to get past
the profound stigma over
addiction so that every person
struggling with this issue gets
the care they so desperately
need. I encourage you to help
stop the stigma by starting a
conversation with your loved
one who might need support,
before it’s too late.”
Fraser Health consulted
extensively with more than 50
people focusing on men who
were in treatment, daytox or
had completed treatment, as
well as their support networks
to inform the communications
campaign. According to
the BC Coroner’s Service,
in British Columbia 91 per
cent of illicit drug overdose
deaths this year have been
individuals aged 19 to 59. Of
the 1,013 overdose deaths in
2017, 82 per cent have been
male. Beginning today, the
campaign titled Overdose
is closer than you think
will be displayed until mid-
December in bus shelters,
restaurants and bars, and on
Fraser Health’s social media
channels.
“Starting a conversation
about substance use is
never easy, but approaching
a person you care about to
have a conversation could
help save their life,” said
Medical Health Officer Dr.
Aamir Bharmal. “It may take
time, but by checking in on
a person you believe is using
substances, and being open
to talking about substance
use in an empathetic way,
you can help reduce their
isolation and provide a more
supportive environment for
their recovery.”
For more information
about the campaign and the
work Fraser Health does to
address the overdose crisis,
please visit fraserhealth.ca/
overdose.
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