Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much for having me here today. While my views do not reflect the views of the Canadian Bar Association, in preparing my submission for today I did canvass my colleagues, many of whom are in the Canadian Bar Association, for their input and experience. Today I'm pr

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If it's refused and it goes to the immigration appeal division, it can be anywhere from three to four years at the immigration appeal division by the time the visa post actually finally issues the visa.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  You're looking at around 20 months for the IAD to issue a decision and then afterwards it goes to the visa post; it's around a year.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Once the decision goes to the IAD, it's anywhere from 18 to 20 months if there's a hearing.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe the materials are somehow sent. I am not exactly sure how that process works, but it takes around three months.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It depends on the visa post.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Normally speaking, although the instructions provided by the visa post often ask for police certificates and medicals to be given at the very beginning, as a lawyer I would normally advise them to wait until the application is about to be approved before submitting these document

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. With regard to live-in caregivers, this approach of deliberately separating the families for four or five years is unacceptable. Why are live-in caregivers treated so differently from skilled workers and persons applying under the Canadian experience class? They are h

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. With regard to the visa posts but also with regard to the categories, such as parents and grandparents, only 15,000 persons are allowed. The quota is there for those coming into Canada each year. How many parents and grandparents can be processed during that time? T

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's five years and maybe more depending on the situation.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It takes 18 to 20 months.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, exactly.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There is really no need for an interview. That issue of whether or not the relationship is genuine has been tested by the immigration appeal division and a decision has been made by them. The only issues are the medical and police certificates. That's usually what takes so long.