Sample letter to the Immigration Minister

–>Contact info for the office of Jason Kenney, Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Phone: 613-992-2235
Fax: 613-992-1920
Email: minister@cic.gc.ca

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**Sample letter**

City, Date

Hon. Jason Kenney,

I am writing to you regarding the case of Simo Sandrine Massudom, and
to demand that you immediately grant her permanent residency status in
Canada. Ms. Massudom has been living in Montreal since 2006. She is
the mother of two children, one of whom is Canadian-born.

The case of Simo Sandrine Massudom demands your attention because she
had been granted her Permanent Residency status before originally
arriving in Canada. However, Sandrine found herself in an abusive
relationship with her former partner, who also happened to be her main
sponsor for their family-class application for residency in Canada. As
a result, like many other women all over the world, she was forced to
leave her violent ex-partner and come to Canada only with her young
son Ange.

When she arrived in Montreal in 2006, her permanent residency status
was promptly denied because she had come without her ex-partner.
Sandrine then made the legitimate decision to apply for refugee status
in Canada as a woman fleeing conjugal violence. Her refugee claim was
later denied, and so she has been forced to live in Canada without
status. This has made accessing basic services, such as health-care
services for pregnant women, and education for her six year old son
Ange, extremely
difficult.

Sandrine and her family have tried their hardest to make Montreal
their home and to make a meaningful contribution to their community.
Her and her eldest son Ange are both fluent in French, and Ange has
made many friends in school in Montreal. Sandrine and the father of
her newborn child are trying to build a family and a stable life in
Montreal. Her newborn baby, a Canadian citizen, has the right to reside in Canada, and to be cared for by his mother and older brother.

Threatening the mother of a newborn baby and her family with
deportation to Cameroon is completely unacceptable. I therefore would
urge you to immediately cancel their deportation order, and grant the
family permanent residency in Canada based on their Humanitarian and
Compassionate claim for refugee status.

Thank you for your attention into this important matter.

Sincerely,

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