Letter denying Chin Ng's application for immigration sponsorship of his sons

Letter issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration denying Chin Ng's sponsorship of his two sons, Chin Park Chue and Chin Park Jue, from China to Canada under family reunification. The application was denied because the two sons were older than the eligible age limit that was set at 18 at the time. 

The Chinese Immigration Act of 1923 (commonly known as the Chinese Exclusion Act) banned all Chinese immigration except for a few narrowly-defined categories. The Act was repealed in 1947, but race-based immigration restrictions were in place until 1967 when Canada's immigration policies moved to a points system. Following repeal, Chinese people in Canada were eligible to apply for family reunification. They had to first apply for Canadian citizenship; family members were limited to spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18. Through advocacy of the Chinese Canadian community, this age limit would be raised to 21.