Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's been about a month since I've applied, but the current timeline is about six to nine months.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, I have not applied for a lottery. I only applied for a visitor visa.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. As far as my personal circumstance is concerned, it's actually my mother. She is not a British citizen or a Canadian citizen, and because of that, she needed a visa to come to Canada. She's applied for it, but the current wait time, if you go on the IRCC website, is about six

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm not that lucky.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. If I understand it correctly, your question is whether there are parents and grandparents who could be sponsored here without any income qualifications. Is that your question?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. I do understand the problem with it, in that Canada wants to make sure that it's protecting the people who are coming into the country and they are being supported by the family who are already here while they are also taking care of their family who is the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As far as the financial capacity is concerned, I think that's going to be a challenge for everyone at the moment, but reducing the low-income cut-off would certainly help, and that needs to be seen. The government needs to streamline the applications that are currently in proces

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Certainly, as for the original documentation and the verification of it, I highly doubt how much that helps given the current system and how things are being processed with the fast-paced nature of the business. I don't think that the original is such a huge deal, so—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I said earlier, a major part of my practice is dealing with immigration litigation, which is refugee hearings and refugee appeals. The affected minorities that come to mind immediately are, obviously, the Ahmadis of Pakistan, Christians of Pakistan, and Sikhs and Hindus in Afg

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Hallan. I think I've already touched on the problems that we're currently facing as a country overall. Canada is an immigration-friendly country. When I say that, it means we pride ourselves on being one of the best countries attracting immigrants from all across

Citizenship and Immigration committee  To begin with, that's a very bad name—“lottery system”. Certainly people are very fortunate to be in Canada, but what are we trying to impose on people? Is it that there's a lottery system in Canada, and are you all ready to try your luck at it? I would suggest, obviously, that

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon. My name is Usman Mahmood. I'm a practising lawyer with CKM Law in Calgary, Alberta. I would like to begin by thanking you for having me this afternoon, as it is an honour to be speaking to you all today. The focus of my practice is mainly immigration litigation,