Questions to Marco Mendicino, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship

[Nebm31]

Ask Him if there any changes in Citizenship application.

 

[anton1990]

I'll be on a zoom call tomorrow with the Honourable Marco Mendicino at 7:00PM. What questions would you ask Mr. Mendicino if you had the opportunity?

Hi

Sorry who are you? And why would you be representing public? Are you politician? Do you have canadian education?

 

[canadavisa19]

Hi @pandapanda,
Can you please share the final questions you have asked and what was the reply from Minister Marco Mendicino?
Thank you.

 

[Fawny43]

My question is why are those who have been waiting since July 2019 for citizenship, and do Not have to take the test due to age, still waiting for their interview? Why can't we have the interview on zoom, or in person with safety measures ? This is the stumbling block that could be easily solved by the above solutions. Then a zoom Oath ceremony as is being held for many others would be the final step to becoming a Citizen for those like myself who are ready .

 

[Rush1973]

I'll be on a zoom call tomorrow with the Honourable Marco Mendicino at 7:00PM. What questions would you ask Mr. Mendicino if you had the opportunity?

Hi and thanks for sharing.

Would you please transfer the following question to the Minster

On what basis candidates are chosen for virtual oath ceremonies. As an example, we applied in March 2019 and had our in-person ceremony scheduled in March 2020 which got cancelled due to COVID, and we are still waiting for our invitation for virtual oath ceremony while others who applied months later to us (in same processing centre – Scarborough) are getting their invitations even though they don’t have previously canceled ceremonies. We are happy for everyone who got their ceremony (and it actually give us hope) but we really need this process to end for us because we have a pressing need.

We all know that every case is unique but I am talking about a trend here, I’ve mentioned my family application here as an example only.

In case the choosing process is done on a random basis, what is the reason behind that?

Finally, thank you again and thanks to the Minster for giving this opportunity.

Regards,

 

[pandapanda]

Thank you, all!

I read all the posts and condensed the questions to the following:

IRCC has never clearly communicated Covid-19 reopening plans to the public. Many of our immigrant friends, family and colleagues in Canada have been left largely in the dark about the timelines of re-opening.

Can you clarify the following:
1. If there is such a plan, when will it be announced?
2. When will IRCC resume citizenship tests?
3. What measures have been put in place to deal with the large backlog of application processing work accumulated during the months of shut down?

Unfortunately, my questions were not addressed during the zoom call just now.

 

[pandapanda]

Hi

Sorry who are you? And why would you be representing public? Are you politician? Do you have canadian education?

Anton, please relax.

 

[sarafandee]

Thank you, all!

I read all the posts and condensed the questions to the following:




Unfortunately, my questions were not addressed during the zoom call just now.

So what was addressed? You got people hyped in here.

 

[ott-613]

Seriously man, is this A joke ? Why are you in zome call with the immigration minister at first place!?
And what has been addressed by others if no one ansower your question.

what is the nature of this meeting? Why no other people heard of it ?

 

[romaniangirl]

Guys, don’t bother with @pandapanda, if you look at his/her timeline, you’ll see a major discrepancy, not even urgent processing applications take 2 weeks from AOR to actual test, which he/she stated didn’t even apply for. I know timelines by heart while being on this forum, each step was talking like forever and this forum was of great help to me, but I’ve also seen people like him/her, having nothing else better to do than to create a fuss over nothing. Hey, @pandapanda, read a book if you’re bored, stop bothering people with your SF stories.

 

[ott-613]

This is sick . Shame on you @pandapanda if you playing with people’s emotion .

 

[mbv747]

The 1 million $ question is :
Will tests will be online ? (Many universities and Certifications companies are nowdays able to ensure secure remote testing environement)
or at least to follow US : Drive-through Tests

 

[harirajmohan]

The 1 million $ question is :
Will tests will be online ? (Many universities and Certifications companies are nowdays able to ensure secure remote testing environement)
or at least to follow US : Drive-through Tests

If they cant start conducting tests this winter then i am not sure if they have any other choice or they might choose for online oral test instead of written test.

 

[pandapanda]

The 1 million $ question is :
Will tests will be online ? (Many universities and Certifications companies are nowdays able to ensure secure remote testing environement)
or at least to follow US : Drive-through Tests

The minister did speak at length about digitalization of immigration. He did say that it was of a high priority.

This was not a direct answer, but it can be very clearly inferred that if not all, but most immigration related processing and submissions would be digital in the not so distant future. Will the exams be digital? Who knows...

 

[pandapanda]

What is the nature of your zoom call with the immigration minister ? Is it community event or private event ? Interested to know so we can participate as well.

It was an exclusive private event for alumni of my university.