Liberals working to soften approach to temporary visas, Trudeau says
Trudeau also said Ottawa has to do a better job helping immigrants thrive. Otherwise, he said, Canadians’ warm feelings toward immigration could chill.
“There are solutions in this. Part of it is shifting the attitudes. Part of it is also just improving our ability to process using proper digital means and computer means.” Canada’s visa denials and processing delays have made global headlines in the past year, with citizens of developing countries finding themselves unable to attend global conferences hosted in Canadian cities.
Data updated Tuesday show that visa applications take an average of 217 days to process for people based in Britain. It’s 212 days for people in France. “IRCC works collaboratively with organizers of international events taking place in Canada to help co-ordinate processing of temporary resident visa applications for delegates or participants to Canada,” spokesman Jeffrey MacDonald said in an email.