Okay. Thank you.
Yes, that is a concern for us. We know it exists. We've seen it repeatedly. We have studies that have shown it. We have reports that have shown this. Their own IRCC staff has stated that this is a problem, yet we haven't been able to begin to address it. How do we start to address that?
We've seen it. We've had people denied their visas to visit dying family members because IRCC was afraid that they were not going to return to the country or were going file an inland claim for refugee status or somehow disappear into the system.
I think those are grave concerns when you have families who are dependent, who need that support to care for someone who is here in Canada, for example, someone who is very ill, and who are being denied that visa or being denied that entry into the country. We are concerned. Also, this grows when you're having denials and having to provide more data. We've talked about the DNA testing, the security clearances and sometimes, where an office doesn't exist, having to travel to where that office exists to make sure that we can get the application process.
There are all those things, as well as not having access to Internet in certain countries where it's unaffordable, so yes, disproportionately, communities that are racialized and that tend to be low-income are being greatly impacted by this. It is concerning for us. As women, we know that our reliance on being able to support our families is really important. Not having those support systems creates additional family problems and additional societal issues here in Canada as well as in other places back home.
Go ahead, Beba.