Email I sent to each candidate in my riding for federal election (note: I sent this prior to seeing our file move to Decision Made):
As a candidate in my riding, I have a question that will assist me in making my voting choice. This same question is being sent to each of the candidates.
I am a Canadian citizen and married someone from outside Canada. We have gone through the permanent resident process, and completed their required residence. In September 2020, we filed for their citizenship; in fact, the application was marked as delivered September 14, 2020. We have been married nearly 18 years, have lived in multiple countries together, reside at the same residence, and have a child together; this should be as easy an application to process as could possibly exist.
In a citizenship application, there are several key stages:
1) Deliver application
2) File begins processing
3) Citizenship test
4) Final decision made
5) Oath
Nearly a year after the delivery of our application, we are still only on step 3. Our case is far from unusual, as you can see from this spreadsheet maintained by a popular citizenship forum:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U27V95kWlCVYWB0zye7DvqoXSkyqxgbA31eEJ_TKO6Y/edit#gid=224875574
Within it, you can commonly see wait times of a year plus to process applications.
If elected, what will you do to make this process faster for family applications?
Thank you for your time,
Responses so far:
People's part of Canada:
Hello, thank you for your question, and it is a good question. I have also married someone from another country and have gone through the permanent residence process and I must say it sucks. The PPC believes the government should reduce in size enabling the private sector to pick up work loads to provide more faster and efficient processing times and costs. It should not take nearly two years to complete a citizenship application, 6 - 12 months would be reasonable and acceptable to complete.
Liberal:
Hi,
I hope all is well. Thank you for reaching out. The Liberal government has worked hard since 2015 to reverse damaging Conservative policies that led to delays and deep cuts to immigration levels. We know immigration is important for economic growth and have worked to increase immigration levels, reduce wait times, and build a fairer system. Many people leave their families behind to build a better future in Canada, in hopes that they can be re-united in Canada. But the wait is difficult and COVID-19 has caused further delays.
A re-elected Liberal government will:
To find the list of candidates in your riding: https://www.elections.ca/scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&PAGEID=20
As a candidate in my riding, I have a question that will assist me in making my voting choice. This same question is being sent to each of the candidates.
I am a Canadian citizen and married someone from outside Canada. We have gone through the permanent resident process, and completed their required residence. In September 2020, we filed for their citizenship; in fact, the application was marked as delivered September 14, 2020. We have been married nearly 18 years, have lived in multiple countries together, reside at the same residence, and have a child together; this should be as easy an application to process as could possibly exist.
In a citizenship application, there are several key stages:
1) Deliver application
2) File begins processing
3) Citizenship test
4) Final decision made
5) Oath
Nearly a year after the delivery of our application, we are still only on step 3. Our case is far from unusual, as you can see from this spreadsheet maintained by a popular citizenship forum:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1U27V95kWlCVYWB0zye7DvqoXSkyqxgbA31eEJ_TKO6Y/edit#gid=224875574
Within it, you can commonly see wait times of a year plus to process applications.
If elected, what will you do to make this process faster for family applications?
Thank you for your time,
Responses so far:
People's part of Canada:
Hello, thank you for your question, and it is a good question. I have also married someone from another country and have gone through the permanent residence process and I must say it sucks. The PPC believes the government should reduce in size enabling the private sector to pick up work loads to provide more faster and efficient processing times and costs. It should not take nearly two years to complete a citizenship application, 6 - 12 months would be reasonable and acceptable to complete.
Liberal:
Hi,
I hope all is well. Thank you for reaching out. The Liberal government has worked hard since 2015 to reverse damaging Conservative policies that led to delays and deep cuts to immigration levels. We know immigration is important for economic growth and have worked to increase immigration levels, reduce wait times, and build a fairer system. Many people leave their families behind to build a better future in Canada, in hopes that they can be re-united in Canada. But the wait is difficult and COVID-19 has caused further delays.
A re-elected Liberal government will:
- Reduce processing times that have been impacted by COVID-19 to under 12 months.
- Introduce electronic applications for family reunification.
- Implement a program to issue visas to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application, so that families can be together sooner.
To find the list of candidates in your riding: https://www.elections.ca/scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&PAGEID=20
