“A new report from the auditor general of Canada released Thursday warns that while progress has been made, the federal government must improve its management of immigration programs to reduce permanent residency backlogs.”

“Minister Fraser announced faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing and more considerate application measures so that families can be together sooner while they wait for their permanent residence to be finalized. Going forward, most of these applications will be processed within 30 days, and applicants will benefit from processing measures specific to their circumstances as spouses and dependants.”

“Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government is using a new system to bring spouses, children and parents of recent immigrants to Canada more quickly. […] The minister says he hopes the turnaround time will now be as short as 30 days.”

“The IRB seeks to modernize the 2002 IAD Rules to ensure the efficient and fair administration of cases while contributing to the overall objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), such as family reunification, public safety and program integrity.”

“Currently, processing times for the Express Entry program are 26 months.// It takes 24 months for the application to sponsor a spouse living abroad.” (Traduction)”

“As of the end of January 2022, the processing time was 20 months for overseas spousal applications and 17 months for domestic applications.”