Pilot Program and Sponsorship Applications

sponsorship applications: The one-year pilot program comes after the Go Public team reported that thousands of Canadian families are living in limbo, unable to work and without health coverage, due to lengthy processing times in their sponsorship applications. GO Permanent residency spouse sponsorship delays leave new dad unable to support family , according to CBC. "This ensures that they can provide for their families and contribute to Canada economy at the same time," Kevin M nard told News in an email. The federal government will start issuing open work permits to help the spouses of Canadians already living in the country but waiting for permanent residency, under a one-year pilot program launched today. "As we promised, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is launching a pilot program that will allow spouses being sponsored under the Inland Spousal Sponsorship program to receive their work permits much sooner while we process their applications," a spokesman for Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told News on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.