From the Liberal Party of Canada platform
We will make it easier for immigrants to build successful lives in Canada, and contribute to the economic success of all Canadians.
Immigration has always been an important part of Canada’s economic growth, but over the past decade, Stephen Harper has turned his back on welcoming those who want to contribute to our country’s success.
We will take immediate steps to reopen Canada’s doors, and will make reuniting families a top priority.
We will immediately double the number of applications allowed for parents and grandparents, to 10,000 each year.
We will also nearly double the budget for processing family class sponsorship. Wait times will come down – which currently average almost four years for parent and grandparent applications.
We will provide more opportunities for applicants who have Canadian siblings by giving additional points under the Express Entry system, and we will restore the maximum age for dependents to 22 from 19, to allow more Canadians to bring their children to Canada.
We will also grant immediate permanent residency to new spouses entering Canada, eliminating the two-year waiting period.
We will give international students and temporary residents credit for time already spent in Canada.
We will make it easier for international students and other temporary residents to become Canadian citizens by restoring the residency time credit. We will also make changes to the Canadian Experience Class, to reduce the barriers to immigration imposed on international students.
Performance will be independently assessed and publicly reported. We will start with the services hardest hit by years of cuts by Stephen Harper: Employment Insurance, veterans’ services, immigration, and EI and CPP appeals.
https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/
