Canada’s immigration minister is announcing that his department will make significant efforts to reduce processing times for spousal sponsorship applications. The new measures, announced on September 24, will see the number of decision-makers assigned to spousal sponsorship applications increase by 66%. Background: Canadian spousal sponsorship delays ITC News previously covered the delays in spousal sponsorship…
On September 19, dozens of protesters gathered at the Montreal offices for Citizenship and Immigration to demand the prioritization of family sponsorship applications. The Montreal event was part of a series of protests that took place across Canada in Halifax, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Toronto. Several protesters carried cardboard cutouts of their significant other as a…
As Canadians return home amid travel restrictions, some couples are being separated because they are unable to prove they are in a Canadian common-law relationship. Earlier in June Canada relaxed travel restrictions at the U.S.- Canada border to allow immediate family members of Canadians to enter Canada. In a recent case, the couple was unable…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that effective tomorrow, June 9, immediate family members of Canadians are welcome to cross the Canada-U.S. border to visit their relatives. The visitor must not have symptoms of COVID-19 and they will need to self-isolate for the minimum 14 day period. The length of the visit must also be…
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