I'm starting to feel the same way too honestly. I'm a Canadian citizen who was living in Pakistan for past several years and got married there - moved back to Canada for higher studies a year back and it's been so difficult. Even without COVID 12 months processing time is way too long for family reunification for a country that claims to be a champion of human rights - imagine being separated from your wife and children just because they were born with a different travel document. And they criticize US for separating families at the Mexican border. Don't get me wrong, Canada is a great country in many ways, but no Canadian should have to choose between their family or living in Canada - the reality of their immigration system is way more strict than the image they promote (everyone is welcome with open arms).