You obviously represent a number of people in the legal profession across the province who deal with immigration issues. You must have some idea as to the staffing that's required to process these things, because you deal with it probably on a daily basis.
You also suggest that the department consider applying a processing time standard of up to one year from the date the application is complete to apply consistently across all visa offices. I don't think you'll get any argument against that.
Certainly, what you propose is a laudable goal and an excellent recommendation, but it seems to me there are only two ways of doing that. We may already have discussed that, but one is to relax or eliminate entry standards, or to hire more staff. It's as simple as that, to do all these things. Those are the two main things you could do.
In reviewing all these matters, what approach would the Canadian Bar Association recommend the government take?