The (not so) Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents (or how the Super Visa is more like Clark Kent)

 Our Columnist – Untangling The Law

Written by Reis Pagtakhan

Last month, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that it would no longer accept family class sponsorships for parents and grandparents for at least 2 years. To compensate for the freeze on applications, a “Super Visa” was announced.

The title “Super Visa” makes it seem like this visa will be able to overcome anything – much like the comic book hero Superman. However, a closer look at the Super Visa makes it look closer to the socially awkward and clumsy Clark Kent, as portrayed by Christopher Reeve in the old Superman movies.