According to a report by the World Journal, based on government documents obtained through the Access to Information Act by Lexbase, a Canadian immigration compilation magazine, there is a significant discrepancy between the actual processing times for certain immigration categories and the established processing time standards of the immigration department. Among these, the longest processing time is for parent sponsorship immigration applications, with an average waiting time of 67 months.
Data shows that the temporary resident visa applications processed by the Canadian federal immigration department (CIC) perform well, with both the standard and actual processing time for short-term resident visas being 14 days; the standard for study permit applications is 60 days, while the actual processing only takes 39 days; work permits take relatively longer, with a standard processing time of 60 days for applications made from abroad, but the actual time is 129 days.
In the economic immigration category, the immigration department has set a standard of 12 months for federal skilled worker applications, but the actual processing time is 42 months. However, for the Federal Skilled Trades category, the time is reduced to eight months. Provincial nominations require a waiting period of 17 months to complete processing, which is six months longer than the service standard. Experience class immigration performs relatively well, with a standard of ten months and an actual processing time of 12 months, which is not a significant difference.
Richard Kurland, editor-in-chief of Lexbase and immigration lawyer, believes that the most serious issues lie with spousal and child immigration applications within the family class, where the government has promised a processing time of 12 months, but the actual time required is 18 months. This extended processing time is not optimistic for the federal government, which aims to retain young talent in Canada.
(Source: China News Network)