In a recent interview(last week), Immigration Minister McCallum has said the following,
'Radical reduction' sought in wait times
While the Liberal Party's endeavour to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in less than four months has taken up most of the minister's time, McCallum said he will be moving forward with other commitments.
McCallum said his "top priority" is to reduce the processing times for Canadians who are sponsoring family members living abroad — and not just for those sponsoring spouses and common-law partners but also for those sponsoring parents and grandparents, children, and caregivers.
"It is unacceptable for Canada to ask spouses to wait typically 24 months before they are reunited, versus waiting periods like six to eight months for other countries with which we compare ourselves like the U.S., U.K., Australia."
McCallum said the government will make public its "ambitious targets" and announce an external advisory group of experts to help the government achieve a "radical reduction" in processing times.
The Liberals also vowed during the election campaign to reverse some of the changes made to the Citizenship Act by the previous Conservative government.
McCallum said he would be moving on that in the "coming days."
The Source news can be found in the following link,
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mccallum-immigration-committee-tuesday-1.3455579
Lets hope for fast processing..!!!!
