I never heard back from my MP regarding the email I sent in May. I am writing again today, pretty much because I am going crazy. Here's what I sent this time.
To MP Hawn,
I sent the below email to your office on May 21st and did not get a response. I am writing again today as I am increasingly frustrated with the direction that Minister Alexander has taken with the Inland Spousal Sponsorship program. We have now been waiting for first stage approval for 11 months. The government's response to these delays (blaming the previous government: http://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2014/06/29/foreign_spouses_trapped_in_canada_due_to_sponsorship_backlog.html) has been completely unsatisfactory as the wait times have almost doubled within the past year. The transfer of inland applications to CPC-Mississauga from CPC-Vegreville has done nothing but cause an extreme slow down of application.
Many people believe that this is a deliberate move on behalf of Minister Alexander to discourage people from using the inland application stream. The ministry now seems to be presenting that they have consistently discouraged inland spousal sponsorship as opposed to outland spousal sponsorship. However, if you go to apply on the website, it indicates that if you are in Canada, you should apply inland, not outland. In fact, it is very difficult to find any indication of which route is preferred except as a response to legitimate commentary on the lack of progress of inland applications.
I am not entirely sure what you are able to do about this process, but my understanding is that you are the most appropriate avenue to effect change in this area. I would also like to apologise if the tone of this email is terse; it is not intentional or directed towards you or your staff, but more so is an expression of my daily frustration with CIC and my disappointment in having this occur in a country which prides itself in its diversity and is built on immigration.
Thank you for your consideration.
To MP Hawn,
I sent the below email to your office on May 21st and did not get a response. I am writing again today as I am increasingly frustrated with the direction that Minister Alexander has taken with the Inland Spousal Sponsorship program. We have now been waiting for first stage approval for 11 months. The government's response to these delays (blaming the previous government: http://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2014/06/29/foreign_spouses_trapped_in_canada_due_to_sponsorship_backlog.html) has been completely unsatisfactory as the wait times have almost doubled within the past year. The transfer of inland applications to CPC-Mississauga from CPC-Vegreville has done nothing but cause an extreme slow down of application.
Many people believe that this is a deliberate move on behalf of Minister Alexander to discourage people from using the inland application stream. The ministry now seems to be presenting that they have consistently discouraged inland spousal sponsorship as opposed to outland spousal sponsorship. However, if you go to apply on the website, it indicates that if you are in Canada, you should apply inland, not outland. In fact, it is very difficult to find any indication of which route is preferred except as a response to legitimate commentary on the lack of progress of inland applications.
I am not entirely sure what you are able to do about this process, but my understanding is that you are the most appropriate avenue to effect change in this area. I would also like to apologise if the tone of this email is terse; it is not intentional or directed towards you or your staff, but more so is an expression of my daily frustration with CIC and my disappointment in having this occur in a country which prides itself in its diversity and is built on immigration.
Thank you for your consideration.
