Canada will help families reunite
The Ministry of Immigration promises to help immigrant families.
The Ministry of Immigration and the Canadian Parliament will help migrant families reunite faster. The measures will also saturate Canada's job market with new workers.
Secretary Sean Fraser announced that the innovations include:
- Accelerated processing of Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) for family applicants.
- New processing methods specifically for TRV family applications.
- Open work permit for family and married applicants.
- Renewal of open work permits for those whose permits expire between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023.
Now spouse and family applications for temporary residence will be processed in 30 days. Some of such applications have already been processed in the new format. In this field the approval rate is a record 93% — if one person gets a visa to Canada, their spouse and children under the age of 22 get it too.
Sean Fraser also said that newly arrived immigrants have a hard time feeding their families, so now work permits will also be issued to the spouses and children of the principal applicant. All they have to do is apply for a permit. All family members will now be able to work in Canada right away.
Open work permits, which expire on August 1, 2023, will be extended for another 18 months.
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