Certainly. I can give examples specific to the caregiver program, although this likely would apply to people applying for reunifying from other programs as well. Given the long processing times, five or six years, at the time of applying there is definitely a risk for older children who are in their teens of reaching an age where they are no longer eligible. I think this is an opportunity to expedite those applications or perhaps impose a stricter time limit so that people do not have to wait multiple years for an application to be processed, especially when they are deemed eligible for permanent residence.
I understand there are a lot of paper requirements. Some of the application processing offices overseas have had wait times of up to 48 months. This is true for sponsored spouses and partners. Forty-eight months is a long time to wait for our paperwork to be processed. In addition to adding more resources to reduce the processing times, the government can impose a regulation that allows people to be admitted if they were eligible at the time they submitted their original application.