Well, Minister, I can tell you that what is being experienced in my office—and speaking with many offices around the country—is that the processing times that are published on the website are not even remotely accurate. In fact, my office has spoken with some people at IRCC who say that they know the processing times on the website aren't accurate, but they don't have the authority to update the processing times on the website.
For example, the processing time for spousal sponsorship is listed at 12 months. Most files in my office are going well beyond 18 months at this point. I understand the pandemic has taken an effect on processing applications.
Will you commit today to having your department review the website processing times and update them with accurate processing times to reflect the current reality?