Processing Times: Immigration and Months

processing times: Starting immediately, most spousal sponsorship applications submitted in and outside Canada will be processed within 12 months, down from the current average of 26 months and 18 months respectively, Immigration Minister John McCallum announced on Wednesday, according to Toronto Star. We have listened to Canadians and are delivering results. Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Wed., Dec. 7, 2016 Ottawa has vowed to cut the processing times and backlogs for spousal immigration applications by more than half with an expanded annual quota for 2017 and a new simplified application kit available next week. Bringing families together makes for a stronger Canada. What we are announcing today is a more efficient, more considerate process to reunite families. Canadians who marry someone from abroad shouldnt have to wait for years to have them immigrate or be left with uncertainty in terms of their ability to stay, McCallum told a news conference in Brampton. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.