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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I would like to point out some of the progress that has already been made. We are back down to a 12‑month wait for spousal sponsorship applications. We have processed more than 500,000 new applications for study permits, which represents a 32% increase in our production. It is no secret that pandemic-related closures in the world have had repercussions on our immigration system, but we will continue to invest in modernizing our system so that we have a more resilient system that continues to support our objectives to welcome more new residents—
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