i just read something and had to share with you all. Take heed of the last sentence.......like what the heck?
Canada’s visa office in Chandigarh, India has reported a record number of visa issuances for 2012. The office, situated in the country’s Punjab region, processes a variety of applications including those for study and visitor visas.
In total, approximately 17,608 visitor visas were issued in 2012, three times higher than rates in 2005. The average processing time for this application was 5 days, a drastic reduction from 12-day processing times in 2011.
Canada’s new Super Visa program, which issues long-term visitor visas to parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, also saw great success in 2012. The Chandigarh visa office issued over 3,700 super visas with an approval rate of approximately 80% and speedy processing times of under 8 weeks.