The super visa is something we look forward to. In some respects we've already been doing something similar with our parents and grandparents, because we recognize that our processing times are long. We're hoping that over the next year, as we get into more and more of our parents and grandparents cases, we'll be able to reduce our processing times even further as we deal with more and more of our inventory.
It is my understanding that the super visa, as it stands right now, will apply to those parents who are currently in the queue, or those who could be sponsored at some later date.
One of the things we have encountered in the Philippines is that many of our parents and grandparents do not actually stay a long time in Canada, and we encounter them when they apply for permanent resident travel documents. So the super visa may discourage them from applying because they wish to be long-term visitors, as opposed to permanent residents. We think it may have a positive impact by taking some of the pressure off the category as it currently exists.